वृत्रहन्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥traǰʰā́. Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬘𐬀𐬥‎ (vərəθrajan).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋr̩t̪.ɽɐ.ɦɐ́n̪/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋr̩t̪.ɽɐ.ɦɐn̪/

Adjective

वृत्रहन् • (vṛtrahán)

killing enemies or Vritra, victorious (mostly applied to Indra, but also to Agni and even to Sarasvati)

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