List of characters in Indian mythology

This list of the characters in Indian mythology gives the names in transcription, scientific transliteration ( IAST ), and Sanskrit ( Devanagari ) and gives a brief description.

Deities are recorded with their surnames, creatures and persons of mythology, which can be assigned to the common tradition of Vedic religion , Brahmanism , Hinduism , Jinism and Buddhism , which began in the middle of the 2nd millennium BC BC originated in northern India and spread across the South Asian region (today's India , Pakistan , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka , Nepal and Bhutan ).

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Surname	IAST	Sanskrit	description
A     ↑
Abhasvaras	ābhāsvaras	आभास्वरस्	Group ( Gana ) of 64 deities
Abhimani	abhimānī	अभिमानी	Nicknamed Agnis as the eldest son of Brahma
Abhimanyu	abhimanyu	अभिमन्यु	mighty warrior and son of Arjuna
Achyuta	acyuta	अच्युत	"Immortal"; Nickname of Vishnu and Krishna
Adharma	adharma	अधर्म	Personification of illegality, the opposite of Dharma
Adhiratha	adhiratha	अधिरथ	Karna's charioteer and stepfather
Aditi	aditi	अदिति	Mother and sky goddess; Mother of the Adityas
Adityas	āditya	आदित्य	Guardian of the cosmic order; Sons of Aditi
Agastya	agastya	अगस्त्य	south Indian rishi
Aghasura	aghāsura	अघासुर	serpentine asura ; Brother of Putana and Bakasura
Agnayi	agnāyī	अग्नायी	Wife of Agni
Agneya	āgneya	आग्नेय	Son of Agni ; Nickname of Karttikeya
Agni	agni	अग्नि	God of fire; "Eater of the Offerings"
Agnidagdhas	agnidagdha	अग्निदग्ध	Group of pitaras who had domestic fires and made burnt offerings
Agnishvattas	agniṣvātta	अग्निष्वात्त	Group of pitaras who had no domestic fires and did not make burnt offerings
Agnivesha	agniveśa	अग्निवेश	Son of Agni ; Medical writer
Ahalya	ahalyā	अहल्या	Wife of Rishi Gautama
Ahi	ahi	अहि	demonic snake; Name of the Asura Vritra
Aila	aila	ऐल	Descendants of the goddess Ila ; Chandravamsha dynasty
Aindri	aindri	ऐन्द्रि	"Son of Indra"; Nickname of Arjuna
Airavata	airāvata	ऐरावत	white elephant and Vahana from Indra ; Diggaja of the East
Aye	aja	अज	"Unborn", nickname of numerous deities, especially a descendant of the sun god Surya
Ajamila	ajāmila	अजामिल	a Brahmin from the Bhagavatapurana 6
Ajatashatru	ajātaśatru	अजातशत्रु	King of Kashi in the Upanishads
Ajatashatru	ajātaśatru	अजातशत्रु	Shiva's nickname
Ajatashatru	ajātaśatru	अजातशत्रु	Nickname of Yudhishthira , one of the Pandavas
Ajigarta	ajīgarta	अजीगर्त	Brahmin Rishi who sells his son Shunashepa as a sacrifice
Ajita	ajita	अजित	"Unconquered"; Nickname of Vishnu , Shiva and numerous other deities
Akrura	akrūra	अक्रूर	Head of the Yadava and uncle of Krishna
Aksha	akṣa	अक्ष	Son of Ravana ; is killed by Hanuman in the Ramayana
Akshamala	akṣamālā	अक्षमाला	Nickname of Arundhati
Akuli	ākuli	आकुलि	together with Kilata a priest of the Asura (Kilatakuli)
Acupara	akūpāra	अकूपार	"unlimited"; Turtle on which the world rests; see. Kurma
Akuti	ākūti	आकूति	Daughter of Svayambhuva Manu , the first Manu ; Mother of Yajna , an avatar of Vishnu
Alambusha	alambuṣa	अलम्बुष	Rakshasa , killed by Satyaki in the great Mahabharata war
Alayudha	alāyudha	अलायुध	Rakshasa , killed by Ghatotkacha in the great Mahabharata war
Amaresvara	amaresvara	अमरेस्वर	"Lord of the Immortals"; Titles from Vishnu , Shiva and Indra
Amba	ambā	अम्बा	eldest daughter of Kashya , the king of Kashi in the Mahabharata
Amba	ambā	अम्बा	Nickname of Durga
Ambalika	ambālikā	अम्बालिका	Daughter of Kashya , king of Kashi in the Mahabharata ; Mother of Pandu
Ambarisha	ambarīṣa	अम्बरीष	King of Ayodhya from the Ikshvaku dynasty
Ambarisha	ambarīṣa	अम्बरीष	Shiva's nickname
Ambika	ambikā	अम्बिका	Sister of Rudra , later identified with Uma
Ambika	ambikā	अम्बिका	Daughter of Kashya , the king of Kashi in the Mahabharata
Amrita	amṛta	अमृत	"Immortality"; Deity of the elixir of life
Amshumat	aṁśumat	अंशुमत्	Son of Asamaniah ; Grandson of Sagara
Anadhrishti	anādhṛṣṭhi	अनाधृष्ठि	Son of Ugrasena and general of the Yadavas
Anaka Dundubhi	ānaka dundubhi	आनक दुन्दुभि	"Timpani"; Nickname of Vasudeva , at whose birth the drums of heaven rang
Ananda	ānanda	आनन्द	"Joy", "happiness"; Nicknames of Shiva and Balarama
Ananga	ananga	अनन्ग	Nickname of Kamadeva
Ananta	ananta	अनन्त	Name of the serpent Shesha ; Nickname of Vishnu
Anaranya	anaraṇya	अनरण्य	King of Ayodhya of the Ikshvaku family
Anasuya	anasūyā	अनसूया	Wife of the Rishi Atri ; Mother of Dattatreya , Durvasas and Chandra
Andhaka	andhaka	अन्घक	Demon of blindness
Angada	angada	अन्गद	Son of Lakshmana and brother of Rama
Angada	angada	अन्गद	Son of the Vanara King Vali
Angada	angada	अन्गद	Son of Gada , the half-brother of Krishna
Angiras	aṅgiras	अंगिरस्	one of the seven Saptarishis
Angirasas	aṅgirasas	अङ्गिरसस्	priestly family going back to Angiras
Angirasas	aṅgirasas	अङ्गिरसस्	a class of pitaras
Angirasas	aṅgirasas	अङ्गिरसस्	Descendants of Agni
Anila	anila	अनिल	"Wind"; Nickname of Vayu
Anilas	anila	अनिल	Gana of the 49 wind gods
Animisha	animiṣa	अनिमिष	“Who doesn't blink”; general epithet of deities
Aniruddha	aniruddha	अनिरुद्ध	Son of Pradyumna and grandson of Krishna ; was kidnapped by the Daitya princess Usha
Anjana	añjanā	अंजना	Apsara and mother of Hanuman
Anjana	añjana	अञ्जन	Diggaja of the West
Annapurna	annapūrṇā	अन्नपूर्णा	Form of Parvati ; Goddess of the house, harvest, rice, daily bread, cooking, abundance and food
Antaka	antaka	अन्तक	"Terminator"; Nickname of Yama
Anu	anu	अनु	Son of King Yayati
Anumati	anumati	अनुमति	Goddess of the moon on the 15th day of the cycle
Anushara	anuśara	अनुशर	one of the Rakshasa
Anuvinda	anuvinda	अनुविन्द	with his brother Vinda King of Avanti in the Mahabharata
Aparna	aparṇā	अपर्णा	eldest daughter of Himavat and Menaka ; Nickname of the Parvati
Apasmara	apasmāra	अपस्मार	dwarf demon; Embodiment of delusion and mental indolence
Apava	āpava	आपव	Nickname of Vasishtha
Apsara	apsarāḥ	अप्सराः	semi-divine women in Indra's court
Aranyani	araṇyānī	अरण्यानी	Goddess of the wilderness and the forest
Arbuda	arbuda	अर्बुद	serpentine asura , defeated by Indra
Ardhanarishvara	ardhanārīśvara	अर्धनारीश्वर	Appearance of Shiva , who, together with Parvati, forms a figure who is half man and half woman
Ardra	ārdra	आर्द्र	King of the Suryavamsha dynasty of Ayodhya
Arishta	ariṣṭā	अरिष्टा	a Daitya , son of Bali , who attacked Krishna in the form of a bull and was killed by him
Arjuna	arjuna	अर्जुन	Main character of the Mahabharata and Krishna's dialogue partner in the Bhagavad Gita
Arjuna			see Kartavirya Arjuna
Aruna	aruṇa	अरुण	God of the dawn and charioteer of the sun god Surya
Arundhati	arundhatī	अरुन्धती	Wife of Rishi Vasishtha ; Symbol of marital chastity; identified with the morning star
Arusha	aruṣa	अरुष	the red horses of the sun god
Arvan	arvan	अर्वन्	Horse of the moon; Daityas mount
Arvavasu	arvāvasu	अर्वावसु	Son of the sage Raibhya
Aryaman	aryaman	अर्यमन्	Personification of hospitality, one of the Adityas
Asamanja	asamañja	असमञ्ज	Son of Sagara and Keshini ; Father of Amshumat
Ashara	āśara	आशर	a rakshasa
Ashmaka	aśmaka	अश्मक	Son of Vasishtha and Madayanti
Ashtavakra	aṣṭāvakra	अष्टावक्र	learned rishi from the Mahabharata ; Son of Rishis Kahoda and Sujata
Ashvatthaman	aṣvatthāman	अष्वत्थामन्	Son of Drona and general of the Kauravas in the Mahabharata
Ashvins	aśvin	अश्विन	youthful twins of gods, comparable to the Greek Dioscuri
Astika	āstīka	आस्तीक	one of the rishi
Asura	asura	असुर	Demons and evil spirits; Children of the Diti
Asura-kumara			"Demon Princes", a group of the Jain Bhavanavasin
Atharvan	atharvan	अथर्वन्	Vedic fire priest and rishi
Atri	atri	अत्रि	one of the seven Saptarishis
Auttami	auttami	औत्तमि	Name of the third manu
Aurva	aurva	और्व	one of the rishis
Avatar	avatāra	अवतार	Incarnation of a deity, especially Vishnus
Ayus	āyus	आयुस्	Son of Pururavas and Urvashi
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Babruvahana	babhruvāhana	बभ्रुवाहन	Son of Arjuna
Bahu	bāhu	बाहु	Father of Sagara
Bahuchara Mata			Goddess of the Hijra communities
Bahuka	bāhuka	बाहुक	Name adopted by Nala as the charioteer of King Rituparna
Bahula	bahulā	बहुला	Nickname of the Krittika , the six nymphs corresponding to the Pleiades
Baka , Vaka	baka, vaka	बक, वक	"Crane"; an Asura , of Krishna defeated
Baka , Vaka	baka, vaka	बक, वक	a Rakshasa , killed by Bhimasena
Baka, Vaka	baka, vaka	बक, वक	Nickname of Kubera
Bala Gopala	bāla gopāla	बाल गोपाल	"Young cowherd"; Name of the boy Krishna among the cowherd men
Balarama , Baladeva	balarāma	बलराम	elder brother of Krishna; also instead of Krishna as the eighth avatar of Vishnu
Baleya	bāleya	बालेय	Daitya ; Descendant of Bali
Bali	bali	बलि	King of the Daitya ; Son of Virochana
Bali	bāli	बालि	see Vali
Bana	bāṇa	बाण	Asura ; Son of Bali ; Friend of Shiva and enemy of Vishnu
Barhishad	barhiṣad	बर्हिषद्	Class of pitaras
Bhadra	bhadrā	भद्रा	Daughter of soma ; Wife of Utathya and mother of Bharadvaja from her lover Brihaspati
Bhadracharu	bhadracāru	भद्रचारु	Son of Krishna and Rukmini
Bhadrakali	bhadrakālī	भद्रकाली	Appearance of Durga
Bhaga	bhāgā	भागा	one of the Adityas ; Founder of wealth and love and god of marriage
Bhaganetraghna	bhaganetraghna	भगनेत्रघ्न	"Destroyer of the eyes of Bhaga"; Nickname Shivas
Bhairava	bhairava	भैरव	eight terrible manifestations of Shiva
Bhanumati	bhānumatī	भानुमती	Daughter of Yadava Bhanu who was kidnapped by the Rakshasa Nikumbha
Bharadvaja	bharadvāja	भरद्वाज	one of the seven Saptarishis ; Son of Brihaspati and father of Drona
Bharata	bharata	भरत	Son of Dushyanta ; Hero and king, ancestor of the Bharatas from the Mahabharata
Bharata	bharata	भरत	Son of Dasaratha ; Half-brother of Rama in the epic Ramayana
Bharata	bharata	भरत	Son of Dhruvasandhi ; Father of Asita
Bharata	bharata	भरत	Son of Rishaba
Bharatas	bhārata	भारत	Descendants of Bharata , especially the Pandavas
Bharati	bhāratī	भारती	Surname of Sarasvati
Bhargavas	bhārgava	भार्गव	Descendants of the Rishi Bhrigu
Bhauma			"Son of the earth"; Nickname of Naraka
Bhautya	bhautya	भौत्य	fourteenth manu
Bhavanavasin			Jain group of gods
Bhavani	bhavānī	भवानी	Nickname of the Parvati
Bhima	bhīma, bhīma-sena	भीम, भीम-सेन	one of the Pandavas
Bhima	bhīma	भीम	Nickname of Rudra
Bhima	bhīma	भीम	Shiva's nickname
Bhishma	bhīṣma	भीष्म	Son of King Shantanu and the river goddess Ganga
Bhishmaka	bhīṣmaka	भीष्मक	King of Vidarbha ; Father of the Rukmini
Bhrigu	Bhṛgu	भृगु	"Glowing"; one of the seven Saptarishis ; Ancestor of the Bhrigus
Bhrigus	Bhṛgu	भृगु	Group of divine beings associated with fire
Bhringi	bhṛṅgī	भृङ्गी	Ascetic and follower of Shiva
Bhudevi , Bhu, Bhumi	bhūmi	भूमि	Goddess of the earth, world
Bhurishravas	bhūriśravas	भूरिश्रवस्	Prince of the Balhika in the Mahabharata
Bhuta	bhūta	भूत	malevolent spirit of the dead
Bhutesha	bhūteśa	भूतेश	"Lord of Creatures"; Nickname of Brahma
Bhutesha	bhūteśa	भूतेश	"Lord of the Wild Creatures"; Shiva's nickname
Bonbibi			bengali protective deity
Brahma	brahmā	ब्रह्मा	one of the main gods of Hinduism; within the Trimurti he represents the principle of creation
Brahmanaspati	brahmaṇaspati	ब्रह्मणस्पति	Vedic equivalent of Brihaspati
Brahmani	brahmāṇī	ब्रह्माणी	Shakti of Brahma ; Name of the Shatarupa
Brahmarshi	brahmarṣi	ब्रह्मर्षि	Rishis from the Brahmin caste
Brahma-savarni	brahma-sāvarṇi	ब्रह्म-सावर्ण	eighth Manu
Brihaspati	bṛhaspati	बृहस्पति	Priests of the gods; one of the Navagraha ; Planetary deity of Jupiter
Budha	budha	बुध	God of commerce and traders; Son of Chandra ; one of the Navagraha ; Planetary deity of Mercury
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Chakora	cakora	चकोर	fabulous bird that lives on moon rays ( Perdix rufa red-footed partridge )
Chakravartin	cakravartin	चक्रवर्तिन्	ideal world ruler
Chakshusha	cākṣuṣa	चाक्षुष	sixth manu
Champa	campa	चम्प	Son of Pritulaksha ; Founder of the city of Champa
Chamunda	cāmuṇḍā	चामुण्डा	Durga as the conqueror of the demons Chanda and Munda
Chandra	candra	चन्द्र	Moon god, one of the Navagraha
Chandi	caṇḍī	चण्डी	Apparition of Durga , which she assumed to destroy the demon Mahishasura ; Combination of Mahakali , Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati
Chandrahasa	candrahāsa	चन्द्रहास	Prince from the south in the Mahabharata
Chandraketu	chandraketu	चन्द्रकेतु	Son of Lakshmana
Chandraketu	chandraketu	चन्द्रकेतु	King of Chakora from an envoy of King Shudraka killed
Chandraketu	chandraketu	चन्द्रकेतु	Prince, envoy of King Shudraka
Chandravamsha	candravaṁśa	चन्द्रवंश	royal family, which derives its origin from the moon god Chandra
Chanura	cāṇūra	चाणूर	Wrestler in the service of Kamsas ; killed by Krishna
Charu	cāru	चारु	Son of Krishna and Rukmini
Charudeha	cārudeha	चारुदेह	Son of Krishna and Rukmini
Charudeshna	cārudeṣṇa	चारुदेष्ण	Son of Krishna and Rukmini
Charugupta	cārugupta	चारुगुप्त	Son of Krishna and Rukmini
Charumati	cārumatī	चारुमती	Daughter of Krishna and Rukmini
Charvaka	cārvāka	चार्वाक	Rakshasa and friend of Duryodhana
Chekitana	cekitāna	चेकितान	Prince and ally of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata
Chhaya	Chāyā	छाया	Concubine of the sun god Vivasvat
Chinnamasta	chinnamastā	छिन्नमस्ता	tantric deity; one of the Mahavidyas
Chirajivin	cirajīvin	चिरजीविन्	"durable"; seven near immortals of the present Kali-Yuga
Chitragupta	citragupta	चित्रगुप्त	Scribe Yamas in the realm of the dead
Chitralekha	citralekhā	चित्रलेखा	one of the apsaras
Chitrangada	citrāṅgada	चित्राङ्गद	Wife of Arjuna in the Mahabharata
Chitrangada	citrāṅgada	चित्राङ्गद	Son of Shantanu , brother of Bhishma and prince of the Kauravas in the Mahabharata
Chitrangada	citrāṅgadā	चित्राङ्गदा	one of the apsaras
Chitraratha	citraratha	चित्ररथ	King of the Gandharvas
Chitrasena	citrasena	चित्रसेन	Son of Vishvavasu ; Leader of the Gandharvas in the Mahabharata
Chitrasena	citrasena	चित्रसेन	Son of Dhritarashtra
Chyavana	Cyavana	च्यवन	one of the Maharishi ; is rejuvenated by the Ashvins
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Dadhicha , also Dadhichi	dadhīca	दधीच	Son of Bhrigu ; Father of Sarasvata by Sarasvati
Dadhyach	dadhyac	दध्यच्	horse-headed rishi ; Son of Atharvan
Daitya	daitya	दैत्य	Group of asura ; Children of the Diti
Dakini	ḍākinī	डाकिनी	female companions of the Kali who feed on human flesh
Daksha	dakṣa	दक्ष	Goat-headed son of Brahma and father of Sati , Vinata , Aditi , Diti and Kadru
Daksha-savarni	dakṣa-sāvarṇi	दक्ष-सावर्णि	ninth manu
Dakshayana	dākṣāyaṇa	दाक्षायण	Sons and descendants of Daksha
Dakshin Rai			bengali deity; Ruler of predators and demons
Dakshayani	dākṣāyaṇī	दाक्षायणी	Nickname of a daughter of Daksha (especially Aditi )
Dama	dama	दम	Grandson or son of King Marutta
Damaghosha	damaghoṣa	दमघोष	King of Chedi ; Father of Shishupala
Damayanti	damayantī	दमयन्ती	Wife of King Nala in the Mahabharata
Dambhodbhava	dambhodbhava	दम्भोद्भव	Figure from the Mahabharata ; subject to the hermits Naya and Narayana
Damodara	dāmodara	दामोदर	Epithet Krishna
Danava	dānava	दानव	Asuras ; Children of Danu and the sage Kashyapa
Dandadhara	daṇḍadhara	दण्डधर	"Rod Bearer"; Nickname of the god of death Yama
Dantavakra	dantavakra	दन्तवक्र	King of Karusha ; killed by Krishna
Danu	dānu	दनु	Mother of the demonic danavas
Darbas			"Ripper"; Group of demons
Daruka	dāruka	दारुक	Krishna's charioteer
Dashakanta, Dashanana	दशकण्ठ	daśakaṇṭha	"Ten faces"; Nickname of Ravana
Dasaratha	daśaratha	दशरथ	King of Ayodhya ; Father of Rama
Dasharha	daśārha	दशार्ह	Epithet Krishna
Dasra	dasra	दस्र	older of the two Ashvins
Dasyu	dasyu	दस्यु	dark-skinned enemies of gods and men
Dattatreya	dattātreya	दत्तात्रेय	"Dreigestalt"; Embodiment of the Trimurti
Deva	deva	देव	"God"; Group of subordinate deities; Demigods
Devaka	devaka	देवक	Son of Ahuka and father of Devaki
Devaki	devakī	देवकी	Daughter of Devaka ; Wife of Vasudeva and mother of Krishna
Devala	devala	देवल	Rishi ; one of the authors of the Rigveda
Devala	devala	देवल	Brother of Dhaumya in the Mahabharata
Devamatri	devamātṛ	देवमातृ	"Mother of the Gods"; Nickname of the Aditi
Devarata	devarāta	देवरात	Descendant of Nimi and King of Mithila , to whom the bow of Shiva was entrusted
Devarata	devarāta	देवरात	Name adopted by Shunashepa as the adopted son of Vishvamitra
Devarata	devarāta	देवरात	Father of Yajnavalkya
Devarishi	devaṛṣi	देवऋषि	Member of a class of Rishis who live with the gods
Devashuni	devaśunī	देवशुनी	"Divine bitch"; Name of Sarama
Devata	devatā	देवता	Deity in general; divine being
Devayani	devayānī	देवयानी	Daughter of Shukracharya and Jayanti
Devayoni	devayoni	देवयोनि	“Of divine birth”; general term for deities of low rank
Devi	devī	देवी	"Goddess"; Embodiment of the female elemental force of the universe ( Shakti )
Dhanada	dhanada	धनद	“Giving Wealth”; Nickname of Kubera
Dhananjaya	dhanaṁjaya	धनंजय	Nickname of Arjuna
Dhanapati	dhanapati	धनपति	"Lord of Wealth"; Nickname of Kubera
Dhaneshvara	dhaneśvara	धनेश्वर	"Lord of Wealth"; Nickname of Kubera
Dhanvantari	dhanvantari	धन्वन्तरि	Doctor of the gods and origin of all healing arts
Dharin	dhārin	धारिन्	Wife of Agnimitra and mother of Vasumitra
Dharmaputra	dharmaputra	धर्मपुत्र	"Son of Dharma"; Nickname of Yudhishthira
Dharmaraja	dharmarāja	धर्मराज	"Lord of Dharma"; Nickname of Yama
Dharma-savarni	dharma-sāvarṇi	धर्म-सावर्णि	eleventh manu
Dharmavyadha	dharmavyādha	धर्मव्याध	"Pious hunter"; Figure of the Mahabharata
Dhatri	dhātṛ	धातृ	Vedic sun deity; one of the Adityas
Dhaumya	dhaumya	धौम्य	Brother of Devala and family priest of the Pandavas
Dhenuka	dhenukā	धेनुका	Demon killed by Balarama
Dhrishtadyumna	dhṛṣṭadyumna	धृष्टद्युम्न	Son of Drupada and brother of Draupadi in the Mahabharata ; killed Drona
Dhristaketu	dhṛṣṭaketu	धृष्टकेतु	King of Chedi , ally of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata
Dhristaketu	dhṛṣṭaketu	धृष्टकेतु	King of Kekeya , ally of the Pandavas
Dhristaketu	dhṛṣṭaketu	धृष्टकेतु	Son of Dhrishtadyumna
Dhristaketu	dhṛṣṭaketu	धृष्टकेतु	Son of Satyadhriti
Dhristaketu	dhṛṣṭaketu	धृष्टकेतु	Son of Nriga
Dhritarashtra	dhṛtarāṣṭra	धृतराष्ट्र	blind king of Hastinapur in the Mahabharata
Dhruva	Dhruva	ध्रुव	Ascetic; is of Vishnu added as a polar star in the sky
Dhumvarna	dhūmavarṇa	धूमवर्ण	“Smoke colored”; a king of the Nagas
Dhumavati	dhūmāvatī	धूमावती	Goddess of widows and the socially outcast; one of the Mahavidyas
Dhundhu	dhundhu	धुन्धु	Asura ; killed by Kuvalashva
Dhundhumara	dhundhumāra	धुन्धुमार	" Strangler of the Dhundhu "; Nickname of Kuvalashva
Dhurjati	dhūrjaṭi	धूर्जटि	"Bearers of heavy curls"; Nickname of Rudra or Shiva
Digambara	digambara	दिगम्बर	"In the sky dress", d. H. naked; Nicknames of Shiva and Skanda
Diggaja	diggaja	दिग्गज	eight elephants assigned to the Lokapalas , the guardians of the heavens
Dikpala	dikpāla	दिक्पाल	"Guardian of a compass direction"; mostly identified with the Lokapala
Dilipa	dilīpa	दिलीप	Son of Anshumat and father of Bhagiratha
Dimbhaka	ḍimbhaka	डिम्भक	Brother in arms of Hamsa and general of Jarasandha in the Mahabharata
Dirghatamas	dīrghatamas	दीर्घतमस्	one of the rishis ; Son of Utathya and Mamata
Divida	divida	दिविद	monkey-shaped demon; killed by Balarama
Divida	divida	दिविद	Ally of Rama
Divodasa	divodāsa	दिवोदास	Avatar of the Dhanvantari ; King of Kashi and founder of Indian medicine
Divodasa Atithigva	divodāsa atithigva	दिवोदास अतिथिग्व	"Servant of Heaven", nickname Atithigva ("to whom guests should go"); Son of Vadhryashva , father of Sudas , famous for his generosity and hospitality
Diti	diti	दिति	Daughter of Daksha and mother of the Maruts
Draupadi	draupadī	द्रौपदी	Daughter of King Drupada of Panchala ; Wife of the five Pandavas in the Mahabharata
Drishadvati	dṛṣadvatī	दृषद्वती	Wife of King Divodasa and mother of Pratardana
Drona	droṇa	द्रोण	Teacher of the Kauravas and Pandavas in the Mahabharata
Druhyu	druhyu	द्रुह्यु	Son of Yayati and brother of Yadu
Drupada	drupada	द्रुपद	King of Panchala ; Son of Prishata
Duhshala	duḥśalā	दुःशला	only daughter of Dhritarashtra in the Mahabharata; Jayadratha's wife
Duhshasana	duḥśāsana	दुःशासन	one of the 100 sons of Dhritarashtra in the Mahabharata; abused Draupadi
Durga	durgā	दुर्गा	"The inaccessible"; popular form of Devi ; rides a tiger
Durmukha	durmukha	दुर्मुख	one of the 100 sons of Dhritarashtra in the Mahabharata
Durvasas	durvāsas	दुर्वासस्	Rishi ; Son of Atri and Anasuya
Duryodhana	duryodhana	दुर्योधन	eldest son of Dhritarashtra in the Mahabharata
Dushala	youḥśala	दुःशल	Daughter of Dhritarashtra ; only sister of the 100 Kauravas ; Wife of Jayadratha
Dushana	dūṣaṇa	दूषण	a rakshasa
Dushyanta	duṣyanta	दुष्यन्त	King; Man of Shakuntala and father of Bharata
Dvaipayana	dvaipāyana	द्वैपायन	"Island-born"; Nickname of Vyasa , who was born on an island in the Ganges
Dyaus pita	dyauṣ pitā	द्यौष् पिता	Heaven and Father God
Dyumatsena	dyumatsena	द्युमत्सेन	Father of Satyavan
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Ekadanta	ekadanta	एकदन्त	"a tooth"; Nickname of Ganesha
Ekalavya	ekalavya	एकलव्य	Son of Hiranya Dhanus ; Prince of the Nishada ; Student rejected by Drona
Ekaparna	ekaparṇā	एकपर्णा	Daughter of Himavat and Menaka ; Sister of the Aparna
Ekapatala	ekapāṭalā	एकपाटला	Daughter of Himavat and Menaka ; Sister of the Aparna
Ekashtaka	ekāṣṭakā	एकाष्टका	"Eighth day after full moon"; Daughter of Prajapati and mother of Indra
Emusha	emūṣa	एमूष	a boar lifting the earth, black and hundred-armed; Nickname of Varaha , the incarnation of Vishnu as a boar
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Gada	gada	गद	Half brother of Krishna
Galava	gālava	गालव	Disciple of Vishvamitra
Gana Devata	gaṇadevatā	गणदेवता	also simply Gana ("group", "class"); Class of deities
Ganapati	gaṇapati	गणपति	Leader of the Ganas ; Nickname of Ganesha
Gandhamadana	gandhamādana	गन्धमादन	a leader of the monkeys allied with Rama
Gandhari	gāndhārī	गान्धारी	Daughter of Subala , king of Ghandara , in the Mahabharata ; Mother of the 100 sons of Dhritarashtra
Gandharva	gandharva	गन्धर्व	heavenly guardians of soma ; Companions of the Apsaras
Gandini	gāndinī	गान्दिनी	Princess of Kashi and mother of Akrura
Gandini	gāndinī	गान्दिनी	Nickname of Ganga
Ganesha	gaṇeśa	गणेश	"Lord of Obstacles"; elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati ; rides a rat
Ganga	gaṅgā	गंगा	River goddess of the Ganges
Gangadhara	gaṅgādhara	गङ्गाधर	"Bearer of the Ganges"; Shiva's nickname
Gangeya	gāṅgeya	गाङ्गेय	coming from the Ganges; Nickname of Bhishma
Gangeya	gāṅgeya	गाङ्गेय	Nickname of Skanda
Garuda	garuḍa	गरुड	eagle-shaped Vahana of Vishnu
Garga	garga	गर्ग	Rishi ; Son of Bharadvaja
Gargya	gārgya	गार्ग्य	King of the Gandharvas
Gathin	gāthin	गाथिन्	Son of Kushika ; Father of Vishvamitra
Gatu	gātu	गातु	Singer; Name of a Gandharva
Gaupayana	gaupāyana	गौपायन	"Descendants of Gopa"; Line of rishis
Gauri	gaurī	गौरी	"Shining", "shining"; Epithet of the Parvati ; see Mahagauri
Gautama	gautama	गौतम	one of the seven Saptarishis
Gautami	gautamī	गौतमी	a rakshasi
Gautami	gautamī	गौतमी	Nickname Durgas
Gayatri	gāyatrī	गायत्री	second wife of Brahma ; Personification of the Gayatri mantra
Ghatotkacha	ghaṭotkaca	घटोत्कच	Son of Bhima and the Rakshasi Hidimba
Ghosha	ghoṣā	घोषा	Daughter of Kakshivat ; Poet of the Rigveda ; was cured of leprosy by the Ashvins
Ghritachi	ghṛtācī	घृताची	one of the apsaras
Girija	girijā	गिरिजा	"Mountain-born"; Nickname of the Parvati
Gopala	gopāla	गोपाल	"Cowherd"; Name of the boy Krishna among the cowherd men
Gopati-Rishaba	gopati-ṛṣabha	गोपति-ऋषभ	“Lord of the Shepherds”; Nickname Shivas
Gopi	gopī	गोपी	Shepherd girl; Playmates of the young Krishna
Govardhanadhara	govardhanadhara	गोवर्धनधर	"Carrier of Mount Govardhana "; Epithet Krishna
Govinda	govinda	गोविन्द	"Protector of the Cows"; Nickname of the young Krishna
Graha	graha	ग्रह	Demon; Spirit of Obsession
Graha	graha	ग्रह	Epithet Rahu ;
Gramadevata	grāmadevatā	ग्रामदेवता	"Village deity"; local protector deity
Gritsamada	gṛtsamada	गृत्समद	Rishi and poet of Vedic hymns
Gudakesha	guḍākeṣa	गुडाकेष	"Thick hair"; Nickname of Arjuna
Guha	guha	गुह	Nickname of Skanda
Guha	guha	गुह	King of the Nishadas and friend of Ramas
Guhyaka	guhyaka	गुह्यक	Class of demigods; Guardian of estimating, the Kubera subject to
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Haihayas	haihaya	हैहय	Association of five clans descended from Yadu
Halabhritol	halabhṛt	हलभृत्	"Plow carrier"; Nickname of Balarama
Halayudha	halāyudha	हलायुध	"Whose weapon is a plow"; Nickname of Balarama
Hamsa	haṁsa	हंस	mythical white water bird
Hamsa	haṁsa	हंस	Brother in arms of Dimbhaka and general of Jarasandha in the Mahabharata
Hanuman	hanumān	हनुमान	monkey-shaped god of learning and protective deity of the villages
Hara	hara	हर	"Destroyer"; Shiva's nickname
Hari	hari	हरि	Vishnu's nickname - Krishna
Harihara	harihara	हरिहर	Union of the aspects of Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara)
Harishchandra	hariścandra	हरिश्चन्द्र	28. King of the Suryavamsha dynasty
Harit	harit	हरित्	Sun horse
Harita	harita	हरित	Son of Yuvanashva from the Suryavamsha dynasty
Harita	harita	हरित	Son of Rohitashva from the Suryavamsha dynasty
Hariti	hāritī	हारिती	Buddhist protector of children
Harshana	harṣaṇa	हर्षण	Deity of the Shraddha ritual, a ritual of ancestor worship
Haryashvas	haryaśva	हर्यश्व	5000 spirit-born sons of Daksha
Havir-bhuj	havirbhuj	हविर्भुज्	"Eater of the Offerings"; the Pitris of the Kshatriyas
Havishmat	haviṣmat	हविष्मत्	“Recipient of the offerings”; the Pitris of the Kshatriyas
Hayagriva	hayagrīva	हयग्रीव	"With the neck of a horse"; Daitya and thief of the Veda ; horse-headed god of learning; a form of Vishnu
Hayashiras	hayaśiras	हयशिरस्	"With the head of a horse"; Vishnu as Hayagriva
Hidimba	hiḍimba	हिडिम्ब	Rakshasa , killed by Bhima
Himavat	himavat	हिमवत्	Personification of the Himalayas
Hiranyagarbha	hiraṇyagarbha	हिरण्यगर्भ	Name of the Brahma born from the golden egg
Hiranyaksha	hiraṇyākṣa	हिरण्याक्ष	"Golden-eyed"; Twin brother of Hiranyakashipu ; Daitya , who drew the earth under the ocean; of Vishnu as a boar Varaha killed
Hiranyakashipu	hiraṇyakaśipu	हिरण्यकशिपु	"Golden dress"; Twin brother of Hiranyaksha ; of Vishnu as a man-lion Narasimha killed
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Ida , Ila	iḍā	इडा	originally personification of the victim from milk and butter; changed sex several times
Idavida , Ilavila	iḍaviḍā	इडविडा	Daughter of Trinabindu and mother of Kubera
Ikshvaku	ikṣvāku	इक्ष्वाकु	Son of Manu Vaivasvata ; King of Ayodhya ; Progenitor of the Suryavamsha
Ilvala	ilvala	इल्वल	Daitya ; Brother of Vatapi
Indra	indra	इन्द्र	martial god of sky, storm and rain
Indradyumna	indradyumna	इन्द्रद्युम्न	Son of Sumati
Indrajit	indrajit	इन्द्रजित्	“Conqueror of Indra”; Son of Ravana and Mandodari
Indrani	indrāṇī	इन्द्राणी	Mrs. Indras
Indrasena	indrasena	इन्द्रसेन	Daughter of Nala and Damayanti
Indu	indu	इन्दु	Nickname of the moon ( Chandra )
Indumati	indumatī	इन्दुमती	Sister of Bhoja of Vidarbha and wife of Aja
Iravat	irāvat	इरावत्	Son of Arjuna and Ulupi
Isha	īśa	ईश	"Mr"; Shiva's nickname
Ishana	īśāna	ईशान	Shiva's nickname - Rudra
Ishvara	īśvara	ईश्वर	Shiva's nickname
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Jabali	jābāli	जाबालि	Rishi ; Priest of King Dasharatha in Ramayana
Jagad-Dhatri	jagaddhātṛ	जगद्धातृ	"World Creator"; Nickname of Vishnu
Jagan Matri	jaganmātṛ	जगन्मातृ	"World Mother"; Nickname of Durga
Jahnavi	jāhnavī	जाह्नवी	"Daughter of Jahnus"; Nickname of Ganga
Yahnu	jahnu	जह्नु	Rishi who drank up the Ganges
Jagannatha	jagannātha	जगन्नाथ	Appearance of Vishnu or Krishna
Jajali	jājali	जाजलि	Brahmin from the Mahabharata
Jalashayin	jalaśāyin	जलशायिन्	"Lying on the water"; Nickname Vishnus
Jamadagni	jamadagni	जमदग्नि	Brahmin and father of Parashurama , the sixth incarnation of Vishnu
Jamadagnya	jāmadagnya	जामदग्न्य	Nickname ( patronymic ) of Parashurama
Jambavat , Jambavan	jāmbavat	जाम्बवत्	King of bears; Ally of Rama
Jambavati	jāmbavatī	जाम्बवती	Daughter of Jambavat
Jambha	jambha	जम्भ	Name of several demons
Jambumali	jambumāli	जम्बुमालि	Rakshasa ; killed by Hanuman
Janaka	janaka	जनक	King of Mithila and father of Sita
Janaka	janaka	जनक	Son of Mithi ; Father of Udavasu
Janaki	jānakī	जानकी	Nickname ( patronymic ) of Sita
Janamejaya	janamejaya	जनमेजय	Great-grandson of Arjuna , to whom the Mahabharata of Vaishampayana is being recited
Janardana	janārdana	जनार्दन	Nickname of Krishna
Jaras	jaras	जरस्	"Old age"; Hunter who kills Krishna in the Mahabharata
Jarasandha	jarāsaṁdha	जरासंध	Son of Brihadratha ; in the Mahabharata from Bhima killed
Jaratkaru	jaratkāru	जरत्कारु	Rishi ; Father of Astika
Jaratkaru	jaratkāru	जरत्कारु	Sister of Vasuki ; Wife of Jaratkaru
Jarita	jaritā	जरिता	female bird; gave birth to four sons to the Rishi Mandapala
Jatasura	jaṭāsura	जटासुर	Rakshasa , who kidnapped Yudhishthira , Sahadeva , Nakula and Draupadi ; killed by Bhima
Jatayu	jatāyū	जटायू	Vulture-shaped son of Aruna
Jatila	jaṭilā	जटिला	Daughter of Gautama ; had seven rishis as husbands
Jayadratha	jayadratha	जयद्रथ	Son of Brihanmanas ; King of Sindhu; Husband of Dushala
Jayanta	jayanta	जयन्त	Son of Indra
Jayani , Jayanti	jayanī	जयनी	Daughter of Indra
Jimuta	jīmūta	जीमूत	great wrestler; defeated by Bhima
Jimutavahana	jīmūtavāhana	जीमूतवाहन	"Cloud Rider"; Nickname Indras
Jishnu	jiṣṇu	जिष्णु	Nickname of Arjuna
Jyamagha	jyāmagha	ज्यामघ	Father of Vidarbha ; Man Shaibya
Jyotishka			Jain group of gods
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Ka	ka	क	Question word in Sanskrit for "who?"; as a deity with Prajapati identified
Kabandha	kabandha	कबन्ध	Rakshasa ; Son of the goddess Shri ; killed by Rama
Kacha	kaca	कच	Son of Brihaspati
Kadambari	kādambarī	कादम्बरी	Daughter of Chitraratha and Madira
Kadru	kadrū	कद्रु	Daughter of Daksha and wife of Kashyapa ; Mother of the Kadraveya
Kahoda	kahoḍa	कहोड	Father of Ashtavakra ; Husband of Sujata
Kaikasi	kaikasī	कैकसी	Daughter of Rakshasa Sumali
Kaikeya	kaikeya	कैकेय	King of the Kekaya ; Father in law of Krishna
Kaikeyi	kaikeyī	कैकेयी	Daughter of the king of the Kekaya ; Wife of Dasharatha and mother of Bharata
Kaitabha	kaiṭabha	कैटभ	Asura ; along with Madhu of Vishnu killed
Kakshivat	kakṣīvat	कक्षीवत्	Rishi ; Son of Ushij and Dirghatamas
Kakudmin	kakudmin	ककुद्मिन्	King of Anarta
Kakut-stha	kakutstha	ककुत्स्थ	"Standing on the hump [of the bull-shaped Indra]"; Epithet of Puranjaya
Kala	kāla	काल	"Time [as a destroyer]"; Nickname Yamas
Kalaka	kālakā	कालका	Wife of Kashyapa ; Mother of the Kalakeyas , a group of Danavas
Kalamukha	kālamukha	कालमुख	"Black-faced"; Descendants of the union of men and rakshasis
Kalanemi	kālanemi	कालनेमि	Rakshasa ; Uncle of Ravana in the Ramayana
Kalanemi	kālanemi	कालनेमि	Asura ; Son of Virochana ; killed by Vishnu
Kalayavana	kālayavana	कालयवन	Asura , who led an invasion of Mathura ; Opponent of Krishna ; killed by Muchukunda
Potash	kālī	काली	"The black one"; Goddess of death and destruction; Embodiment of the wrath of Durga
Potash	kali	कलि	Demon; Personification of the Kali Yuga
Kalika	kālikā	कालिका	Nickname of the goddess Kali
Kalindi	kālindī	कालिन्दी	Daughter of Surya ; Nickname Yami , the goddess of the Yamuna River
Kaliya	kāliya	कालिय	Serpent King who inhabited the Yamuna River ; killed by Krishna
Kalki	kalki	कल्कि	tenth future Avatar of Vishnu
Kalmashapada	kalmāṣapāda	कल्माषपाद	Nickname of King Saudasa from the Suryavamsha dynasty; cursed by Vasishtha
Kamadeva	kāmadeva	कामदेव	God of erotic love
Kamadhenu	kāmadhenu	कामधेनु	Vasishtha's cow who can grant all desires
Kamakshi	kāmākṣī	कामाक्षी	South Indian mother goddess and goddess of mercy
Kambojas	kāmboja	काम्बोज	warlike tribe living in the west; of King Sagara defeated
Kandarpa	kandarpa	कन्दर्प	Nickname of Kamadeva as the embodiment of lust
Kandu	kaṇḍu	कण्डु	Rishi ; Father of Marisha
Kamsa , Kansa	kaṁsa	कंस	Son of Ugrasena ; King of Mathura
Kanva	kaṇva	कण्व	Rishi ; Shakuntala's foster father
Kanyakumari	kanyakumārī	कन्यकुमारी	Nickname of Durga
Cape	cape	कपर्दिन्	"Wearing a topknot"; Nickname Shivas
Kapidhvaja	kapidhvaja	कपिध्वज	Nickname of Arjuna
Kapila	kapila	कपिल	Rishi ; Founder of the Samkhya system
Kapisa	kapiṣa	कपिष	Mother of the Pisachas
Karali	karālī	कराली	one of the seven tongues of Agnis ; later nickname of Devi
Cardama	cardama	कर्दम	one of the Prajapatis ; Father of Kapila
Karna	karṇa	कर्ण	King of Anga ; Son of Surya and half-brother of the Pandavas
Karna-Pravarana	karṇaprāvaraṇa	कर्णप्रावरण	"Covering himself with his ears"; fabulous people in the Mahabharata
Kartavirya Arjuna	kārtavīrya arjuna	कार्तवीर्य अर्जुन	King of the Haihayas
Karttikeya	kārttikeya	कार्त्तिकेय	Nickname of Skanda
Kashyapa	kaśyapa	कश्यप	one of the seven Saptarishis ; Husband of twelve daughters of Daksha and father of numerous beings
Karusha	kārūṣa	कारूष	Son of Manu Vaivasvata ; Ruler of the people and kingdom of the same name
Katapru	kaṭaprū	कटप्रू	"Worm"; demonic being similar to the Vidyadharas
Katyayani	kātyāyanī	कात्यायनी	Nickname Durgas
Kaundinya	kauṇḍinya	कौण्डिन्य	Rishi ; offended Shiva and was saved from his anger by Vishnu
Kaunteya	kaunteya	कौन्तेय	"Son of Kunti "; Nicknames of Arjuna , Yudhishthira and Bhima
Kaurava	kaurava	कौरव	"Descendant of Kuru "; especially the sons of Dhritarashtra in the Mahabharata
Kausalya	kausalya	कौसल्य	Wife of Dasaratha
Kausalya	kausalya	कौसल्य	Wife of the satvat
Kausalya	kausalya	कौसल्य	Mother of Dhritarashtra
Kaushika	kauśika	कौशिक	Patronym of Vishvamitra
Kaushika	kauśika	कौशिक	Nickname of Durga
Kaushika	kauśika	कौशिक	Nickname of Indra
Kavasha	kavaṣa	कवष	Rishi ; Son of Ilusha and a slave girl
Kavya	kāvya	काव्य	a class of deities
Kavya	kāvya	काव्य	a class of pitris
Kavya	kāvya	काव्य	Patronymic of the seer Ushanas
Kavya	kāvya	काव्य	a name of the planetary deity Shukra identified with Ushanas
Kayavya	kāyavya	कायव्य	Figure from the Mahabharata
Kekayi	kekayī	केकयी	Name variant of Kaikeyi , the wife of Dasharatha
Kelikila	kelikila	केलिकिल	a companion of Shiva
Keraka	keraka	केरक	one-legged men of a tribe subjugated by King Sahadeva of Kerala
Keshava	keśava	केशव	"Destroyer of the Demon Keshin "; Nickname of Krishna
Keshidhvaja	keśidhvaja	केशिध्वज	Son of Kritadhvaja ; he and his cousin Khandikya rivaled spiritually
Keshin	keśin	केशिन्	Demon killed by Krishna
Keshini	keśinī	केशिनी	Wife of Sagara ; Mother of Asamanja
Keshini	keśinī	केशिनी	Wife of Vishravas ; Mother of Ravana and Kumbhakarna
Keshini	keśinī	केशिनी	Wife of Ajamidha ; Mother of Jahnu
Ketu	ketu	केतु	Personification of the descending lunar node ; one of the Navagraha
Khandikya	khāṇḍikya	खाण्डिक्य	he and his cousin Keshidhvaja rivaled on a spiritual level
Khara	khara	खर	Rakshasa ; younger brother of Ravana ; killed by Rama
Khasa	khasa	खस	Daughter of Daksha ; Wife of Kashyapa
Khatvanga	khaṭvāṅga	खट्वाङ्ग	Ruler from the Suryavamsha dynasty
Kichaka	kīcaka	कीचक	Son -in-law of Virata ; killed by Bhima
Kilatakuli	kilātākulī	किलाताकुली	Kilata and Akuli , two priests of the Asura
Kimpurusha	kimpūruṣa	किम्पूरुष	Member of a wild, lion-headed tribe; also name for its area and its ruler
Kinnara	kiṃnarā	किंनरा	heavenly hybrid beings of horse and human
Kinnari	kiṁnarī	किंनरी	heavenly hybrid creatures of bird and man; female counterpart of the Kinnara
Kiritin	kirīṭin	किरीटिन्	"Diadem crowned"; Nickname of Indra
Kirmira	kirmīra	किर्मीर	Rakshasa ; Brother of Vaka
Kohala	kohala	कोहल	Muni ; Inventor of drama
Kotavi	koṭavī	कोटवी	"Undressed woman"; Goddess of the Daityas ; Mother of the bana
Kratu	kratu	क्रतु	Rishi ; one of the Prajapatis
Krauncha	krauñcā	क्रौञ्चा	Rakshasa ; Ally of the demons Taraka
Kravyad	kravyād	क्रव्याद्	"Carnivore"; general term for demonic beings; also nickname of Agni , who consumed the flesh of the dead in a corpse burn
Kripa	kṛpa	कृप	Son of Sharadvat and Janapadi ; one of the seven chirajivin
Kripi	kṛpī	कृपी	Daughter of Sharadvat and Janapadi ; Sister of Kripa ; Wife of Drona and mother of Ashvatthaman
Krishna	kṛṣṇa	कृष्ण	"The black one"; eighth avatar of Vishnu
Krishna Draupadi	kṛṣṇā	कृष्णा	"Black daughter of Drupada"; full name of Draupadi
Kritanta	kṛtānta	कृतान्त	"Who ends it"; Nickname of Yama
Kritavarman	kṛtavarman	कृतवर्मन्	Leader and one of the three survivors of the Kaurava Army in the Mahabharata
Kritavirya	kṛtavīrya	कृतवीर्य	Father of Kartavirya Arjuna
Krittika	kṛttikā	कृत्तिका	six nymphs who raised the Karttikeya ; correspond to the Pleiades
Krodha	krodha	क्रोध	Daughter of Daksha ; Wife of Kashyapa
Kshanadachara	kṣaṇadacara	क्षणदचर	"Night Walker"; demonic nocturnal beings
Kshattri	kṣattṛ	क्षत्तृ	Nickname of Vidura as the son of Kshatriya father and a slave girl
Kshemaka	kṣemaka	क्षेमक	Son of Niramitra
Kshemavriddhi	kṣemavṛddhi	क्षेमवृद्धि	General of the Salwas in the Mahabharata
Kubera	kubera	कुबेर	God of wealth, merchants, traders and the treasures of the earth
Kulika	kulika	कुलिक	one of the eight serpent kings
Kumara	kumāra	कुमार	Nickname of Skanda
Kumara	kumāra	कुमार	Nickname of Agni
Kumaras	kumāra	कुमार	four rishis wandering the world ; firstborn sons of Brahma
Kumari	kumārī	कुमारी	Nickname of Sita
Kumari	kumārī	कुमारी	Nickname of Durga
Kumbhakarna	kumbhakarṇa	कुम्भकर्ण	Rakshasa ; Brother of Ravana
Kumuda	kumuda	कुमुद	King of the Nagas ; Brother of Kumudvati
Kumuda	kumuda	कुमुद	one of the eight diggajas ; assigned to the southwest
Kumudvati	kumudvatī	कुमुद्वती	Naga princess; Sister of Kumuda and wife of Kusha
Kunti	kuntī	कुंती	Mother of the older three and foster mother of the two younger Pandavas in the Mahabharata
Kuntibhoja	kuntibhoja	कुन्तिभोज	King of the Kunti people; Kunti's adoptive father
Kurma	kūrma	कुर्म	second avatar of Vishnu as a turtle
Kuru	kuru	कुरु	Ancestor of Pandu and Dhritarashtra in the Mahabharata
Kusha	kuśa	कुश	Son of Rama and Sita
Kushadhvaja	kuśadhvaja	कुशध्वज	younger brother of Janaka , the father of Sita in Ramayana
Kushamba	kuśāmba	कुशाम्ब	Son of Kusha
Kushika	kuṣika	कुषिक	Father or ancestor of Vishvamitra
Kushmandas	kuṣmāṇḍa	कुष्माण्ड	Class of divine beings
Kusumayudha	kusumāyudha	कुसुमायुध	"Flowered"; Nickname of Kama
Kutsa	kutsa	कुत्स	one of the Saptarishis
Kuvalashva	kuvalāśva	कुवलाश्व	Ruler of the sun dynasty ; Conqueror of the Asura Dhundhu
Kuvalayapida	kuvalayāpīḍa	कुवलयापीड	elephant-shaped demon; became Vahana of Kamsa
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Lakshmana	lakṣmaṇa	लक्ष्मण	Brother and companion of Rama and hero of the epic Ramayana
Lakshmi	lakṣmī	लक्ष्मी	Goddess of happiness, love, fertility, prosperity, health and beauty
Langalin	lāṅgalin	लाङ्गलिन्	"Who carries a ploughshare [as a weapon]"; Nickname of Balarama
lava	lava	लव	Twin son of Rama and Sita
Lavana	lavaṇa	लवण	Rakshasa ; Son of Madhu
Lokapala	lokapāla	लेकपाल	Guardian of the four or eight cardinal directions
Lomapada	lomapāda	लोमपाद	King of Anga
Lopamudra	lopāmudrā	लोपामुद्रा	Wife of Rishi Agastya
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Mada	mada	मद	"Intoxication"; monster created by Rishi Chyavana
Madayanti	madayantī	मदयन्ती	Mother of Ashmaka of Vasishtha
Madhava	mādhava	माधव	Nickname of Vishnu
Madhava	mādhava	माधव	"Spring-like", "intoxicating"; Nickname of Krishna , especially as the Avatar of Vishnu
Madhu	madhu	मधु	Asura ; killed by Vishnu together with Kaitabha
Madhuchchandas	madhucchandas	मधुच्छन्दस्	51st of the 101 sons of Vishvamitra
Madhukasha	madhukaśā	मधुकशा	"Honey whip"; mythical cow
Madhusudana	madhusūdana	मधुसूदन	"Destroyer of Madhu"; Nicknamed Krishna as the slayer of the demon Madhu
Madira	madirā	मदिरा	"Intoxicating drink"; Nickname of Varuni , the wife of Varuna , the goddess of wine
Madri	mādrī	माद्री	second wife of Pandu ; Mother of twins Nakula and Sahadeva
Maghavan, Maghavat, Makhavat	maghavan	मघवन्	"Donor"; Nickname of Indra
Mahabali	mahābali	महाबलि	Nickname of the demon king Bali
Mahabhoja	mahābhoja	महाभोज	a king of the Yadavas
Mahadeva	mahadeva	महादेव	"Great deity"; Nickname of Shiva or Rudra
Mahadevi	mahādevī	महादेवी	"Great goddess"; Nickname of Parvati or Lakshmi
Mahakala	mahākāla	महाकाल	"big time"; Nickname of Shiva as a destroyer
Mahamaya	mahāmāyā	महामाया	"Great deceiver"; Nickname of Durga
Mahapurusha	mahāpuruṣa	महापुरुष	"Great spirit"; Nickname of Vishnu
Maharajikas	māhārājika	माहाराजिक	"Follower of the Great Ruler"; Group ( Gana Devata ) of minor deities
Mahasena	mahāsenā	महासेना	"Great military leader"; Nickname of Skanda
Maharishi	maharṣi	महर्षि	"Great seer", "great sage"; Name of the Saptarishis
Mahavidyas	mahāvidyā	महाविद्या	Group of ten tantric goddesses; Shakti- equivalent of the avatars of Vishnu
Mahayogin	mahāyogin	महायोगिन्	"Great yogin "; Shiva's nickname
Mahendra	mahendra	महेन्द्र	"Great Indra "
Mahisha	mahiṣa	महिष	Asura ; of Durga or Mahasena killed
Mahoraga	mahoraga	महोरग	big snake; Nickname of Sesha
Maitreya	maitreya	मैत्रेय	Rishi ; Son of Kusharava
Maitreyi	maitreyī	मैत्रेयी	Wife of Rishi Yajnavalkya
Makara	makara	मकर	Vahana of Ganga and Varuna
Mallikarjuna	mallikārjuna	मल्लिकार्जुन	Shiva's nickname
Manasa	manasā	মনসা	bengal snake goddess; Goddess of fertility, wedding rites and prosperity
Manasaputra	mānasaputra	मानसपुत्र	"Spirit-born son"; Designation of the spirit-born sons of Brahma
Manastala	manastāla	मनस्ताल	lion-shaped Vahana of Durga
Manavi	manāvī	मनावी	Wife of Manu
Mandakarni	māṇḍakarṇi	माण्डकर्णि	Rishi ; Figure of Ramayana
Mandapala	mandapāla	मन्दपाल	Rishi ; Figure of the Mahabharata
Mandavi	māṇḍavī	माण्डवी	Daughter of Kushadhvaja ; Wife of Bharata
Mandehas	mandeha	मन्देह	Group of rakshasas
Mandhatri	māndhātṛ	मान्धातृ	King of the Ikshvaku dynasty ; Son of Yuvanashva
Mandodari	mandodarī	मन्दोदरी	Favorite wife of Ravana ; Mother of Indrajit
Mangala	maṅgala	मङ्गल	Planet Mars ; identified with Karttikeya
Manibhadra	maṇibhadra	मणिभद्र	King of the Yakshas
Manigriva	maṇigrīva	मणिग्रीव	Son of Kubera ; Brother of Nalakubera
Manimat	maṇimat	मणिमत्	Rakshasa ; killed by Bhima
Manmatha	manmatha	मन्मथ	Nickname of Kamadeva
Manthara	manthara	मन्थर	deformed Kaikeyi slave
Manu	manu	मनु	Progenitor of the people
Maricha	mārīca	मारीच	Rakshasa from the Ramayana ; killed by Rama
Marichi	marīci	मरीचि	one of the Prajapatis and Saptarishi ; Father of Kashyapa
Marisha	māriṣā	मारिषा	Daughter of Kandu , wife of the 10 Prachetasas , mother of Daksha
Mariyamman			South Indian mother and village goddess
Markandeya	mārkaṇḍeya	मार्कण्डेय	Rishi ; Son of Mrikanda
Martanda	mārtaṇḍa	मार्तण्ड	Sun god in the Rigveda ; one of the Adityas
Maruts	marut	मरुत्	Deities of storms, winds and rain
Marutta	marutta	मरुत्त	King of the Sun Dynasty; Father of dama
Matali	mātali	मातलि	Indra's charioteer
Matanga	mātaṁga	मातंग	"Elephant"; Figure of the Mahabharata
Matarishvan	mātariśvan	मातरिश्वन्	Messenger of Vivasvat ; heavenly being who brings the hidden fire to Bhrigus ; identified or associated with Agni
Matrikas , Matris	mātṝkās	मातृका	"The mothers"; Group of mother goddesses
Matsya	matsya	मत्स्य	first incarnation of Vishnu as a fish
Mauneyas	mauneya	मौनेय	Group of Gandharvas and Apsaras
Maya	Maya	माया	World mother, creator of the universe, the universe itself and goddess of illusion
Maya	Maya	मय	Asura , architect of the Daityas
Mayavati	māyāvatī	मायावती	Wife of the demon Shambara and foster mother of Pradyumna
Mayu	māyu	मायु	"Blökender", "Bellender"; Nickname of the Kinnaras
Mayuraja	mayurāja	मयुराज	"Ruler of the Kimpurushas "; Name of Kubera or his son Nalakubera
Medhatithi	medhātithi	मेधातिथि	Rishi of the Kanva family
Meghanada	meghanāda	मेघनाद	Son of Ravana
Mena	menā	मेना	Name of Vrishanashva
Mena	menā	मेना	Daughter of Vrishanashva
Mena	menā	मेनका	Wife of Himavat ; Mother of Uma / Parvati, Ganga and Mainaka
Menaka	menakā	मेनका	one of the apsaras ; Mother of Shakuntala
Merusavarnas	merusāvarṇa	मेरुसावर्ण	Name of a group of manus
Minakshi	mīnākṣī	मीनाक्षी	"The fish-eyed"; Mother, war and patron goddess of fishermen
Minjika and Minjika	miñjika-miñjikā	मिञ्जिक।मिञ्जिका	Twins, man and woman, who sprang from the seed of Rudra that was spilled on a mountain
Miter	miter	मित्र	God of contract and friendship; Guardian of the cosmic order
Mitrasaha	mitrasaha	मित्रसह	Nickname of King Saudasa
Mohini	mohinī	मोहिनी	Avatar of Vishnu as a seductive woman
Mrikanda	mṛkaṇḍa	मृकण्ड	Rishi ; Father of Markandeya
Mrityu	mṛtyu	मृत्यु	Personification of death; Beinama from Yama
Muchukunda	mucukunda	मुचुकुन्द	Son of King Mandhatri of the Suryavamsha dynasty
Mudgala	mudgala	मुद्गल	Rishi ; Son of Vishvamitra
Muka	mūka	मूक	Danava ; Son of Upasunda
Mukhagni	mukhāgni	मुखाग्नि	"Fire Face"; some kind of demon
Munda	muṇḍa	मुण्ड	"bald"; Nickname of Ketu and Shiva
Mura , Muru	mura	मुर	Daitya ; killed by Krishna
Murari	murāri	मुरारि	"Enemy of the Mura"; Nickname of Krishna
Musalayudha	musalāyudha	मुसलायुध	" Armed with a club ( musala )"; Nickname of Balarama
Musalin	musalin	मुसलिन्	" Armed with a club ( musala )"; Nickname of Balarama
Mushtika	muṣṭika	मुष्टिक	Fighter in the service of Kamsa ; killed by Balarama
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Nabanedishtha	nābhānediṣṭha	नाभानेदिष्ठ	Son of Manu Vaivasvata
Nabhi	nābhi	नाभि	Grandson of Priyavrata , son of Agnidhra and father of Rishaba
Nachiketas	naciketas	नचिकेतस्	Figure of the Katha Upanishad ; is led on the path of knowledge in a conversation with the god of death Yama
Nahusha	nahuṣa	नहुष	Father of Yayati ; was turned into a snake as punishment for his cockiness
Naga	nāga	नाग	Serpent creature or serpent deity
Naikasheyas	naikaṣeya	नैकषेय	a kind of rakshasa ; Children of Nikasha , the mother of Ravana
Nairrita	nairṛta	नैरृत	Lokapala of the southwest
Nakula	nakula	नकुल	one of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata
Nala	nala	नल	King in the Mahabharata; Husband of Damayanti
Nala	nala	नल	Monkey king in the Ramayana ; Son of Vishvakarman
Nalakubera , Nalakuvara	nālakubera	नालकुबेर	Son of Kubera ; Brother of Manigriva
Namuchi	namuci	नमुचि	Asura and adversary of Indra
Namuchidvish	namucidviṣ	नमुचिद्विष्	"Conqueror of Namuchi "; Nickname of Indra
Nanda	nanda	नन्द	Foster father of young Krishna
Nandi	nandī	नन्दी	Vahana of Shiva
Nandimukhas	nāndīmukha	नान्दीमुख	a class of Pitris to whom a Shraddha ritual is dedicated
Nandini	nandinī	नन्दिनी	Name of the wish- fulfilling cow Kamadhenu of Rishi Vasishtha
Nandisha	nandīśa	नन्दीश	"Lord of Nandi "; Nickname Shivas
Nandishvara	nandīśvara	नन्दीश्वर	"Lord of Nandi "; Nickname Shivas
Nara	nara	नर	the mythical prehistoric man
Narada	nārada	नारद	Rishi , Prajapati and inventor of the vina
Naraka , Narakasura	naraka	नरक	Asura ; Son of Vishnu and Bhumi ; killed by Krishna ; after another son of Daitya Hiranyaksha
Narasimha	narasiṃha	नरसिंह	"Human lion"; fourth avatar of Vishnu as a mixed creature of man and lion
Naravishvana	naraviṣvaṇa	नरविष्वण	Man eater; a rakshasa
Narayana	nārāyaṇa	नारायण	"Son of Nara "; Embodiment of the divine; identified with Krishna
Nasatya	nāsatya	नासत्य	one of the Ashvins
Nataraja	naṭarāja	नटराज	"King of the Dance"; Manifestation of Shiva as a cosmic dancer
Navagraha	navagraha	नवग्रह	Personification of the planets
Nidagha	nidāgha	निदाघ	Brahmin; Son of Pulastya ; Disciple of the Ribhu
Nidra	nidrā	निद्रा	"Sleep", "slumber"; a form of Brahma
Nikasha	nikaṣā	निकषा	Demoness; Mother of Ravana and the Naikasheyas
Nikumbha	nikumbha	निकुम्भ	Rakshasa ; Son of Kumbhakarna
Nila	nīla	नील	Goddess, a consort of Vishnu
Nila	nīla	नील	leader of the monkeys allied with Rama ; Son Agnis
Nilakantha	nīlakaṇṭha	नीलकण्ठ	"Blue neck"; Nickname Shivas , refers to his blue-colored throat after he had drunk the poison that rises when the ocean of milk swirls
Nimi	nimi	निमि	King of Mithala ; Son of Ikshvaku and father of Mithi
Nirriti	nirṛti	निर्ऋति	Personification for destruction, suffering and death
Nishtigri	niṣṭigrī	निष्टिग्री	Mother Indras in the Rigveda
Nishumbha	niśumbha	निशुम्भ	Danava ; Brother of Shumbha
Nivatakavacha	nivātakavaca	निवातकवच	"Bearer of an impenetrable armor"; Grandson of Hiranyakashipu
Nivatakavachas	nivātakavaca	निवातकवच	Group of daityas ; Descendants of Prahlada
Nrisimha	nṛsiṁha	नृसिंह	"Man-Leo"; Another name for Narasimha , the male-lion Avatara Vishnu
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Padma	padmā	पद्मा	"The lotus"; Nickname of Lakshmi
Padmanabha	padmanābha	पद्मनाभ	Appearance of Vishnu resting on the serpent Shesha , from whose navel the lotus flower rises with the Brahma representing the new creation
Padmavati	padmāvatī	पद्मावती	Nickname of Alamelu or Lakshmi
Padmavati	padmāvatī	पद्मावती	a woman of Yudhishthira in the Mahabharata
Paijavana	paijavana	पैजवन	Patronymic of the King of Sudas
Pakashasana	pākaśāsana	पाकशासन	"Teacher of the ignorant"; Nickname of Indra and Arjuna as his descendants
Panchachuda	pañcacūḍa	पञ्चचूड	Nickname of Rambha
Panchajana	pañcajana	पञ्चजन	Demon killed by Krishna
Panchali	pāñcālī	पाञ्चाली	Name of Draupadi as Princess of Panchala
Panchanana	pañcānana	पञ्चानन	"Five-faced"; Shiva's nickname
Panchika	pāñcika	पाञ्चिक	a general of the yakshas ; Consort of Hariti
Pandava	pāṇḍava	पाण्डव	five sons of King Pandu in the Mahabharata
Pandu	pāṇḍu	पाण्डु	Brother of Dhritarashtra ; Father of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata
Panis	paṇi	पणि	a class of greedy, treasure-guarding demons
Pannaga	pannaga	पन्नग	a snake demon
Papapurusha	pāpapuruṣa	पापपुरुष	Embodiment of sinful man
Paramarshi	paramarṣi	परमर्षि	a great, divine seer; see Rishi
Paramatman	paramātman	परमात्मन्	the highest self, the superior, eternal soul; see Atman
Parameshthin	parameṣṭhin	परमेष्ठिन्	"Highest"; Nickname of superior deities
Parashurama	paraśurāma	परशुराम	"Rama with the ax"; sixth avatar of Vishnu as a brahmin and warrior
Paravasu	parāvasu	परावसु	Son of Raibhya and older brother of Arvavasu , whose wife was raped by Yavakrida
Parikshit	parikṣit	परिक्षित्	Son of Abhimanyu and father of Janamejaya ; was killed in the womb, brought to life by Krishna
Parjanya	parjanya	पर्जन्य	rain god equated with Indra
Partha	pārtha	पार्थ	Metronym of the three older Pandavas , but especially of Arjuna
Parvati	pārvatī	पार्वती	Mother goddess; Wife and Shakti of Shiva
Pashupati	paśupati	पशुपति	"Lord of the Cattle"; a form of Shiva
Paulomas	pauloma	पौलोम	a class of demons; Children of Kashyapa and Puloma
Paundraka Vasudeva	pauṇḍraka vasudeva	पौण्ड्रक वसुदेव	King of Pundra ; Opponent of Vasudeva Krishna
Pauravas	paurava	पौरव	Descendants of the Puru from the Chandravamsha
Pavana	pavana	पवन	"Cleansing"; God of the wind, identified with Vayu
Phalguna	phālguna	फाल्गुन	"Born in the month of Phalguni"; Nickname of Arjuna
Pingala	piṅgala	पिङ्गल	a king of the Nagas
Pishachas	piśāca or piśācī	पिशाच or पिशाची	Class of male or female demons
Pishitashin	piśitāśin	पिशिताशिन्	Class of carnivorous demons
Pitamaha	pitāmaha	पितामह	"Grandfather", "Ahn"; Sobriquet Brahmas as an all-father
Pitambara	pītāmbara	पीताम्बर	"Dressed in yellow"; Nickname of Vishnu and Krishna
Pitaras or Pitris	pitaras	पितरस्	"Fathers"; Term for (divine) ancestors
Pitripati	pitṛpati	पितृपति	"Lord of the Pitris "; Nickname of Yama as the judge of the dead
Prabhavati	prabhāvatī	प्रभावती	Mrs. of Pradyumna
Prachetas	pracetas	प्रचेतस्	one of the 10 prajapatis
Prachetas	pracetas	प्रचेतस्	Son of Duryaman
Prachetas	pracetas	प्रचेतस्	Son of Durmada
Prachetasas	pracetas	प्रचेतस्	the 10 sons of Prachina-Barhis
Prachetas	pracetas	प्रचेतस्	Nickname of Varuna
Pradyumna	pradyumna	प्रद्युम्न	Son of Krishna and Rukmini ; Embodiment of Kamadeva
Prahlada	prahlāda or prahrāda	प्रह्लाद or प्रह्राद	pious admirer of Vishnu and king of the Daitya ; Son of Hiranyakashipu
Prajapati	prajāpati	प्रजापति	"Lord of Creation"; androgynous creator god of the Vedas ; also the name of the great Rishis
Prajapatis	prajāpati	प्रजापति	mythical ancestors of mankind
Prakashas	prakāśa	प्रकाश	"Brightness", "Clarity"; Messenger of Vishnu
Prakriti	prakṛti	प्रकृति	(female) primordial matter; female aspect of a deity (see also Shakti )
Pralamba	pralamba	प्रलम्ब	Daitya of Krishna or Balarama killed
Pramatha	pramatha	प्रमथ	"Torturer"; a class of demons
Pramlocha	pramlocā	प्रम्लोचा	one of the apsaras
Prasena	prasena	प्रसेन	Son of Nighna and brother of Satrajit ; killed by a lion while wearing the sacred jewel Syamantaka
Prasuti	prasūti	प्रसूति	Daughter of Manu and wife of Daksha
Pratardana	pratardana	प्रतर्दन	Son of Divodasa and king of Kashi
Pratipa	pratīpa	प्रतीप	Shantanu's father and Sunanda's husband
Preta	preta	प्रेत	Spirit of a deceased
Prishadhra	pṛṣadhra	पृषध्र	Son of Manu Vaivasvata
Prishata	pṛṣata	पृषत	Father of Drupada
Prishni	pṛśni	पृश्नि	Mother of the Maruts
Pritha	pṛthā	पृथा	original name of Kunti
Prithivi	pṛthvī	पृथ्वी	Earth Mother
Prithu	pṛthu, pṛthī	पृथु, पृथी	first king and hero of culture
Pritijusha	prītijuṣā	प्रीतिजुषा	other name of Usha
Priyamvada	priyaṁvada	प्रियंवद	one of the Vidyadharas , son of the king of the Gandharvas
Priyavrata	priyavrata	प्रियव्रत	Son of Brahma and Shatarupa or a son of Manu Swayambhuva
Pulaha	pulaha	पुलह	spirit-born son of Brahma and Maharishi ; is one of the Prajapatis
Pulastya	pulastya	पुलस्त्य	one of the seven saptarishi
Puloma	pulomā	पुलोमा	Daughter of the demon Vaishvanara ; with her husband Kashyapa mother of Paulomas
Puloman	puloman	पुलोमन्	Danava ; is the father of Sachi , who led Indra away in Raubehe
Pundarika	puṇḍarīka	पुण्डरीक	Diggaja of the Southeast
Pundarikaksha	puṇḍarīkākṣa	पुण्डरीकाक्ष	"Lotus-eyed"; Nickname of Vishnu and Krishna
Punyashloka	puṇyaśloka (m.), puṇyaślokā (f.)	पुण्यश्लोक, पुण्यश्लोका	"Praised" or "Praised"; Nicknames of Nala , Yudhishthira , Krishna or Sita and Draupadi
Puranjaya	purañjaya	पुरञ्जय	"City Conqueror"; Son of Vikukshi from the Sun Dynasty
Purochana	purocana	पुरोचन	villainous figure of the Mahabharata
Puru	pūru	पूरु	sixth king from the lunar dynasty ; Son of Yayati and Sharmishtha
Purukutsa	purukutsa	पुरुकुत्स	Son of Mandhatri ; fought on the side of the Nagas against the underground Gandharvas
Pururavas	purūravas	पुरूरवस्	Son of Ila ; first king of the Aila dynasty of the Chandravamsha
Purusha	puruṣa	पुरुष	"Human"; cosmic primal man, primal soul; Nickname Brahmas
Purushottama	puruṣottama	पुरुषोत्तम	"Best person"; Nickname of Vishnu and Krishna
Pushan	pūṣan	पूषण्	Messenger of the sun god Surya ; God of the ways and protector of travelers
Pushpadanta	puṣpadanta	पुष्पदन्त	Diggaja of the Northwest
Pushpadanta	puṣpadanta	पुष्पदन्त	a helper of Shiva
Pushpadanta	puṣpadanta	पुष्पदन्त	ninth tirthankara of Jainism
Pushpotkata	puṣpotkaṭā	पुष्पोत्कटा	Rakshasa ; Mother of Ravana and Kumbhakarna
Putana	pūtanā	पूतना	one of the matriculation records
Putana	pūtanā	पूतना	female demon who gave his poisoned breast to the infant Krishna
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Radha	rādhā	राधा	Goddess of devotion and lover of Krishna
Radha	rādhā	राधा	Wife of Adhiratha and stepmother from Karna
Radheya	rādheya	राधेय	Metronym from Karna
Raghava	rāghava	राघव	Descendant of Raghu
Raghu	raghu	रघु	King of the Sun Dynasty ; Son of Dilipa
Rahu	rāhu	राहु	Embodiment of the ascending lunar node ; one of the Navagrahas
Raibhya	raibhya	रैभ्य	Sage and hermit in the Mahabharata ; Father of Arvavasu and Paravasu
Raivata	raivata	रैवत	Nickname of Kakudmin
Rajarshi	rājarṣi	राजर्षि	a rishi of royal origin
Raji	raji	रजि	a son of Ayus ; Father of 500 sons
Raka	rākā	राका	the goddess of the day of the full moon
Raka	rākā	राका	Rakshasi ; Wife of the Vishravas ; Mother of Khara and Shurpanakha
Rakshasa	rākṣasa	राक्षस	Demons
Raktabiya	raktabīja	रक्तबीज	an asura defeated by Chamunda
Rama	rama	राम	seventh avatar of Vishnu; Hero of the Ramayana
Ramachandra	rāmacandra	रामचन्द्र	Name of Rama son of Dasaratha
Rambha	rambha	रम्भ	Demon King and Father of Mahishasura
Rambha	rambhā	रम्भा	one of the apsaras
Rantideva	rantideva	रन्तिदेव	King from the lunar dynasty ; Son of Samkriti
Rati	rati	रति	Goddess of love; Companion of Kamadeva
Rauchya	raucya	रौच्य	13. Manu
Raudra	raudra	रौद्र	Descendant of Rudra
Ravana	rāvaṇa	रावण	Demon King of Lanka from the Ramayana
Ravi	ravi	रवि	Epithet of the sun, see Surya
Renuka	reṇukā	रेणुका	Wife of the sage Jamadagni and mother of Parashurama , an avatar of the god Vishnu
Reva	revā	रेवा	Nickname of the Rati
Revanta	revanta	रेवन्त	Son of Surya and leader of the Guhyakas
Revati	revatī	रेवती	Wife of the balarama
Ribhukshin	ṛbhukṣin	ऋभुक्षिन्	Name of the first of the three ribhus
Ribhus	ṛbhu	ऋभु	Group of three divine artists; also the name of one of the three
Richika	ṛcīka	ऋचीक	Father of Jamadagni
Riddhi	ṛddhi	ऋद्धि	Wife of Ganesha or Kubera
Riddhi	ṛddhi	ऋद्धि	"Wealth", "Welfare"; Nickname of Lakshmi and Parvati
Rickshaw	ṛkṣa	ऋक्ष	King from the lunar dynasty ; Father of Samvarana , grandfather of Kuru
Rickshaw	ṛkṣa	ऋक्ष	Queen from the lunar dynasty ; Ajamidha's wife
Rickshaw	ṛkṣa	ऋक्ष	King from the lunar dynasty ; Son of Devatithi , father of Dilipa
Rishabha	ṛṣabha	ऋषभ	"Bull"; Son of Nabhi and Meru , father of 100 sons, including Bharata ; first tirthankara of Jainism
Rishi	ṛṣi	ऋषि	Seer, mythical sage
Rishyashringa	ṛṣyaśṛṅga	ऋष्यशृङ्ग	"With a stag horn"; Son of Rishi Vibhandaka
Rituparna	ṛtuparṇa	ऋतुपर्ण	King of Ayodhya
Rohini	rohiṇī	रोहिणी	Daughter of Daksha and one of the 27 lunar stations
Rohini	rohiṇī	रोहिणी	Daughter of Kashyapa and Surabhi , mother of the horned cattle
Rohini	rohiṇī	रोहिणी	Wife of Vasudeva ; Mother of the Balarama
Rohini	rohiṇī	रोहिणी	Mrs. Krishna
Rohita	rohita	रोहित	Son of Harishchandra , a prince of the Sun Dynasty
Romaharshana	romaharṣaṇa, lomaharṣaṇa	रोमहर्षण, लोमहर्षण	Disciple of Vyasa , narrator of the Puranas
Lomaharshana	lomaharṣaṇa	लोमहर्षण	Disciple of Vyasa , narrator of the Puranas
Ruchi	ruci	रुचि	one of the Prajapatis , husband of Akuti and father of Yajna
Rudra	rudra	रुद्र	Vedic god of storms, wind, rain, death and destruction; Forerunner of Shiva
Rukmini	rūkmiṇī	रूक्मिणी	Daughter of Bhishmaka and wife of Krishna
Rudra-savarni	rudra-sāvarṇi	रुद्र-सावर्णि	12. Manu
Rukmin	rukmin	रुक्मिन्	eldest son of King Bishmaka ; Opponent of Krishna , killed by Balarama
Ruma	rumā	रुमा	Wife of the Monkey King Sugriva
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Sadhyas	sādhya	साध्य	Class of subordinate deities; Embodiment of Vedic rites and prayers
Sagara	sagara	सगर	King of Ayodhya from the Sun Dynasty
Sahadeva	sahadeva	सहदेव	youngest of the five Pandavas ; Son of Madri ; Twin brother of Nakula
Sahasraksha	sahasrākṣa	सहस्राक्ष	"Thousand-eyed"; Nickname Indras
Salabhanjika			Tree nymph
samba	samba	साम्ब	Son of Krishna and Jambavati
Samdhya	saṁdhyā	संध्या	Personification of dusk; Daughter of Brahma and consort of Shiva
Samdhyabala	saṁdhyābala	संध्याबल	"Strong during twilight"; Name of Rakshasas
Sampati	sampāti	सम्पाति	fabulous bird creature, eldest son of Garuda or Aruna , brother of Jatayu
Samvarana	saṁvaraṇa	संवरण	King, son of Riksha and Tapati , father of Kuru
Sana	sana	सन	one of the four (or seven) Kumaras , the spirit-born sons of Brahma ; Rishi
Sanaka	sanaka	सनक	one of the four (or seven) Kumaras , the spirit-born sons of Brahma ; Rishi
Sanandana	sanandana	सनन्दन	one of the four (or seven) Kumaras , the spirit-born sons of Brahma ; Rishi
Sanatkumara	sanatkumāra	सनत्कुमार	one of the four (or seven) Kumaras , the spirit-born sons of Brahma ; Rishi
Sanatana	sanātana	सनातन	one of the four (or seven) Kumaras , the spirit-born sons of Brahma ; Rishi
Sandipani	sāṁdīpani	सांदीपनि	Teachers of Balarama and Krishna
Sanjaya	saṁjaya	संजय	far-sighted charioteer and advisor to the blind king Dhritarashtra in the Mahabharata ; Narrator of the Bhagavad Gita
Sanjna	saṁjñā	संज्ञा	"Awareness"; Daughter of Vishvakarman or Tvashtri ; Wife of the sun god Vivasvat , mother of Manu Vaivasvata and of Yama and Yami ; identified with Saranyu
Sankarshana	saṁkarṣaṇa	संकर्षण	"Pull out"; Epithet of Balarama , as this than the unborn from the womb of Devaki to the Rohini was transferred
Saptarishi	saptaṛṣi	सप्तऋषि	one of the seven rishis
Saptavadhri	saptavadhri	सप्तवध्रि	Vedic Rishi , descendant of Atri
Sarama	saramā	सरमा	divine bitch, companion of Indra
Sarama	saramā	सरमा	Wife of Vibhishana , takes care of the Sita imprisoned in Lanka in Ramayana
Sarama	saramā	सरमा	Daughter of Daksha , a Rakshasi
Sarama	saramā	सरमा	Wife of Kashyapa
Saranyu	saraṇyu	सरण्यु	Daughter of Tvashtri and the wife of the sun god Vivasvat
Sarasvata	sārasvata	सारस्वत	Rishi ; Son of Sarasvati
Sarasvati	sarasvatī	सरस्वती	“The flowing one”; Goddess of wisdom and learning; Shakti from Brahma
Sarva	sarva	सर्व	"All-encompassing"; Nickname of Rudra or Shiva
Sarvabhauma	sārvabhauma	सार्वभौम	Diggaja of the North
Sashada	śaśāda	शशाद	"Eating rabbits"; Nickname of Vikukshi
Sati	satī	सती	Daughter of Daksha and wife of Shiva
Satrajit	satrājit	सत्राजित्	Son of Nighna and brother of Prasena ; receives the jewel Syamantaka as a gift from Surya ; murdered by Shatadanvan
Satyabhama	satyabhāmā	सत्यभामा	Daughter of Satrajit and wife of Krishna
Satyadhriti	satyadhṛti	सत्यधृति	Son of Sharadvat
Satyaki	sātyaki	सात्यकि	Charioteer of Krishna in the Mahabharata
Satyaratha	satyarathā	सत्यरथा	Wife of Trishanku and mother of Harishchandra
Satyavan , Satyavat	satyavan, satyavat	सत्यवन्, सत्यवत्	Son of Dyumatsena and husband of Savitri ; is saved from death by the love of his wife
Satyavat	satyavat	सत्यवत्	Daughter of King Gathin , wife of the Brahmin Richika and mother of Jamadagni
Satyavati	satyavatī	सत्यवती	Wife of Shantanu and mother of Vyasa
Satyavrata	satyavrata	सत्यव्रत	other name of Manu Vaivasvata
Satyavrata	satyavrata	सत्यव्रत	other name of Trishanku
Satyayauvana	satyayauvana	सत्ययौवन	one of the Vidyadharas
Saubala	saubala	सौबल	Patronymic of Shakuni , the uncle of the Kauravas in the Mahabharata
Saubhari	saubhari	सौभरि	pious hermit, married the 50 daughters of King Mandhatri , with whom he fathered 150 sons
Saudasa	saudāsa	सौदास	one of the sons of King Sudas
Sauti	sauti	सौति	Narrator of the Mahabharata reciting the story of the Bharatas in the Naimisha forest
Savarna	savarṇā	सवर्णा	older name of Chhaya , the second wife of the sun god Vivasvat
Savarni , Savarna	sāvarṇi, sāvarṇa	सावर्णि, सावर्ण	8. Manu
Savitri	savitā	सविता	Vedic sun god
Savitri	sāvitrī	सावित्री	Wife of the Satyavan ; saves her husband from the promised death
Savitri	sāvitrī	सावित्री	Nickname of Satarupa , Brahma's wife
Savyasachin	savyasācin	सव्यसाचिन्	Nickname of Arjuna
Shabalashvas	śabalāśva	शबलाश्व	1000 sons of Daksha and Vairani
Shachi	śacī	शची	Consort of Indra
Shaibya	śaibyā	शैब्या	Wife of King Harishchandra , mother of Rohitashva
Shaibya	śaibyā	शैब्या	Wife of King Jyamagha
Shaibya	śaibyā	शैब्या	Wife of King Shatadhanu
Shakinis	śākinī	शाकिनी	female demons in the service of Durga
Shakra	śakra	शक्र	"Strong", "mighty"; Nickname of Indra
Shakrani	śākrānī	शाक्रानी	Nickname of the Indrani
Shakti	śakti	शक्ति	"Force"; female embodiment of the primal force of the universe; dynamic antithesis of a male deity
Shakti	śakti	शक्ति	Rishi ; Son of Vasishtha
Shakuni , Saubala	śakuni	शकुनि	Brother of Queen Gandhari and uncle of the Kauravas in the Mahabharata
Shakuntala	śakuntalā	शकुन्तला	Daughter of Apsara Menaka and Vishvamitra ; Wife of Dushyanta and mother of Bharata
Shalya	śalya	शल्य	King of Madra ; Brother of Madri and uncle of Nakula and Sahadeva
Shambara	śambara	शम्बर	Demon and adversary of Divodasa Atithigva
Shambhu	śambhu	शम्भु	Shiva's nickname
Shambuka	śambūka	शम्बूक	a Shudra who practiced improper rituals and was therefore killed by Ramachandra
Shanaishchara	śanaiścara	शनैश्चर	"Moving slowly"; Name of Shani , the regent of Saturn
Shani	śani	शनि	Personification of the planet Saturn ; one of the Navagraha
Shankara	śaṁkara	शंकर	Nickname Shivas
Shanta	śānta	शान्त	Daughter of Dasaratha , wife of Rishyashringa
Shantanu	śaṁtanu	शंतनु	King of the lunar dynasty ; Father of Bhishma in the Mahabharata
Sharabha	śarabha	शरभ	Member of the monkey army in the Ramayana
Sharabanga	śarabhaṅga	शरभङ्ग	Hermit who is visited by Rama and Sita
Sharadvat	śaradvat	शरद्वत्	Rishi ; Father of Kripa and Kripi
Sharmishtha	śarmiṣṭhā	शर्मिष्ठा	Daughter of Vrishaparvan and wife of Yayati
Shashthi	ṣaṣṭhī	षष्ठी	Protective deity of children and mothers at birth
Shatadhanu	śatadhanu	शतधनु	King and husband of Shaibya
Shatadanvan	śatadhanvan	शतधन्वन्	Satrajit murderer killed by Krishna
Shatakratu	śatakratu	शतक्रतु	"God of the Hundred Rites"; Nickname of Indra
Shatarupa	śatarūpā	शतरूपा	"(Woman) with the hundred figures"; Daughter and wife of Brahma
Shatrughna	śatrughna	शत्रुघ्न	Twin brother of Lakshmana and half-brother of Rama in Ramayana
Shesha	śeṣa	शेष	King of the Nagas
Shibi , Shivi	śibi, śivi	शिबि, शिवि	King of the lunar dynasty ; who saved Agni, transformed into a dove, from an eagle by sacrificing his own flesh
Shikhandin , Shikandini	śikhaṇḍin, śikhaṇḍinī	शिखण्डिन्, शिखण्डिनी	Born as Shikandini , daughter of King Drupada of Panchala , after her untimely death she was reborn as Shikandin , son of Drupada, to take revenge on Bhishma
Shishupala	śiśupāla	शिशुपाल	King of Chedi , cousin and archenemy of Krishna
Shitala	śītalā	शीतला	Goddess of smallpox, goddess of measles and goddess of diseases in general
Shiva	śiva	शिव	one of the main gods of Hinduism; within the Trimurti he represents the principle of destruction
Shraddha	śraddhā	श्रद्धा	“Loving faith”, “devotion” (see Shraddha ); in the Mahabharata daughter of Daksha and wife of the god Dharma
Shraddhadeva	śrāddhadeva	श्राद्धदेव	God of the Shraddha ritual, especially Yama
Shri	śrī	श्री	"Happiness", "prosperity"; Nickname of Lakshmi
Shrutakirti	śrutakīrti	श्रुतकीर्ति	Daughter of Kushadhvaja , hence cousin of Sita , wife of Shatrughna
Shubhangi	śubhāṅgī	शुभाङ्गी	"Beautifully limbed"; Nickname of Shiva and Rati
Shukra	śukra	शुक्र	divine sage and the priest of the demonic Daityas ; one of the Navagraha ; Planetary deity Venus
Shumbha	śumbha	शुम्भ	Danava ; Brother of Nishumbha
Shunashepa	śunaḥśepa	शुनःशेप	"Dog penis"; middle son of Rishis Ajigarta , is to be sacrificed in place of Rohita
Shura	śūra	शूर	King of the Yadavas , father of Vasudeva and grandfather of Krishna
Shurpanakha	śūrpaṇakhā	शूर्पणखा	"Fingernails like winnowing "; Sister of Ravana in Ramayana
Shushna	śuṣṇa	शुष्ण	demon killed by Indra
Shvaphalka	śvaphalka	श्वफल्क	Son of Vrishni , husband of Gandini and father of Akrura
Shvetaketu	śvetaketu	श्वेतकेतु	Son of Aruni , Brahmin teacher
Shyama	śyāmā	श्यामा	"the dark"; Nickname of Durga
Shyavashva	śyāvāśva	श्यावाश्व	Vedic Rishi , son of Archananas
Sinhika	siṁhikā	सिंहिका	Mother of Rahu , demonic daughter of Daksha and wife of Kashyapa or daughter of Kashyapa and wife of Viprachitti
Siradhvaja	sīradhvaja	सीरध्वज	Nickname of Janaka
Sita	sītā	सीता	Goddess of agriculture, a daughter of the earth ( Bhumi ) and the wife and Shakti of Rama
Skambha	skambha	स्कम्भ	"Pillar", "pillar"; the world-bearing, sustaining force identified with Brahma
Skanda	scanda	स्कन्द	God of War; Son of Shiva
Soma	soma	सोम	Moon god and personification of the divine intoxicating potion
Somaka	somaka	सोमक	Grandfather of Drupada
Somapa	somapa	सोमप	" Soma Drinker"; Member of a class of Pitris
Somavamsha	somavaṁśa	सोमवंश	Lunar dynasty ; see Chandravamsha
Sthalidevata	sthalīdevatā	स्थलीदेवता	from sthalī , "ground", "earth"; local deity
Sthanu	sthāṇu	स्थाणु	"Immobile", "motionless"; Shiva's nickname
Sthuna	sthūṇā	स्थूणा	Yaksha , who with Shikhandin exchanged the role
Subahu	subāhu	सुबाहु	Son of Dhritarashtra and king of Chedi
Subahu	subāhu	सुबाहु	Son of Shatrughna and king of Mathura
Subahu	subāhu	सुबाहु	a demon killed by Rama
Subala			King of Gandhara and father of Shakuni and Ghandhari in the Mahabharata
Subhadra	subhadrā	सुभद्रा	Sister of Krishna and wife of Arjuna
Subhanu	subhānu	सुभानु	Son of Krishna and Satyabhama
Subrahmaṇya	subrahmaṇya	सुब्रह्मण्य	"Dear to the Brahmins"; Nicknames of Shiva and Karttikeya
Sucharu	sucāru	सुचारु	Son of Krishna and Rukmini
Sudas	sudās	सुदास्	Vedic king, at whose court the Rishis Vasishtha and Vishvamitra lived
Sudeshna	sudeṣṇa	सुदेष्ण	Son of Krishna and Rukmini
Sudeshna	sudeṣṇā	सुदेष्णा	Wife of King Virata in the Mahabharata, who served Draupadi in exile
Sudeshna	sudeṣṇā	सुदेष्णा	Wife of the Demon King Bali
Sudyumna	sudyumna	सुद्युम्न	Son of Manu Vaivasvata , changed sex several times, identified as a woman in Ida / Ila
Sugriva	sugrīva	सुग्रीव	Monkey king in the Ramayana , son of the sun god Surya
Sujata	sujāta	सुजात	Wife of Rishi Kahoda ; Mother of Ashtavakra
Sumantra	sumantra	सुमन्त्र	Counselor and charioteer to King Dasharatha in the Ramayana
Sumeru	sumeru	सुमेरु	Personification of the world mountain Meru , also an epithet of Shiva
Sumitra	sumitra	सुमित्र	Wife of King Dasharatha in Ramayana, mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna
Sumukha	sumukha	सुमुख	"pretty face"; Nickname of Garuda and his son
Sunaman	sunāman	सुनामन्	Son of Ugrasena , king of Shurasena
Sunanda	sunandā	सुनन्दा	Wife of Bharata (son of Dushyanta) , daughter of Sarvasena , mother of Bhumanyu
Sunanda	sunandā	सुनन्दा	Wife of Pratipa , mother of Shantanu
Sunda	sunda	सुन्द	Daitya , older brother of Upasunda
Suparna	suparṇa	सुपर्ण	"Beautifully swinging"; supernatural bird, especially Garuda
Suparshva	supārśva	सुपार्श्व	Bird creature in the Ramayana , son of Sampati
Supratics	supratīka	सुप्रतीक	Diggaja of the Northeast
Supriya	supriya	सुप्रिय	one of the Gandharvas
Sura	sura	सुर	Deity, as opposed to the demonic A-suras
Surabhi	surabhi	सुरभि	cow-shaped daughter of Daksha and wife of Kashyapi , mother of the horned cattle
Surasa	surasa	सुरस	Daughter of Daksha and wife of Kashyapi , mother of the Nagas
Surya	sūrya	सूर्य	Sun god
Susharman	suśarman	सुशर्मन्	King of Trigarta in the Mahabharata
Sushena	suṣeṇa	सुषेण	Son of Jamadagni and Renuka
Sushena	suṣeṇa	सुषेण	Son of Krishna and Rukmini
Sushena	suṣeṇa	सुषेण	Father of Tara , doctor and leader of monkeys in the Ramayana
Sutikshna	sutīkṣṇa	सुतीक्ष्ण	Muni and brother of Agastya
Suyodhana	suyodhana	सुयोधन	"Fair fighter"; Nickname of Duryodhana
Svadha	svadhā	स्वधा	"Offering"; Embodiment of the offering as daughter of Daksha and wife of Angiras or Agni or Pitris
Svaha	svāhā	स्वाहा	Embodiment of the sacrifice, specifically the blessing at the sacrificial fire, as daughter of Daksha and wife of Agni
Svarochisha	svārociṣa	स्वारोचिष	second manu
Svayambhu	svayambhū	स्वयम्भू	"Self-sufficient, independently existing"; Nicknames of Vishnu , Brahma and Shiva
Svayambhuva	svayambhuva	स्वयम्भुव	first manu
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Tadaka , Tataka, Taraka	tāḍakā	ताडका	Daughter of Yaksha Suketu transformed into a demon in the epic Ramayana
Taksha	takṣa	तक्ष	Son of Bharata and nephew of Rama
Takshaka	takṣaka	तक्षक	"The carver"; Nickname of Vishvakarman
Takshaka	takṣaka	तक्षक	Son of Kadru , prince of the Nagas
Talajangha	tālajaṅgha	तालजङ्घ	Son of Jayadhvaja , ancestor of the tribe of the same name
Talaketu	tālaketu	तालकेतु	"Palm banner"; Nickname of Bhishma
Talaketu, Taladhvaja	tālaketu, tāladhvaja	तालकेतु, तालध्वज	"Palm banner"; Nickname of Balarama
Talaketu	tālaketu	तालकेतु	Enemy of Krishna , killed by him
Tamasa	tāmasa	तामस	4. Manu
Tandu	taṇḍu	तण्डु	Servant of Shiva , inventor of the Tandava dance
Tare	tārā	तारा	"The savior"; Manifestation of enlightened wisdom in Buddhism
Tare	tārā	तारा	Wife of the Monkey King Vali and after him by his brother Sugriva
Tara , Taraka	tārā, tārakā	तारा, तारका	second wife of Brihaspati and lover of Chandra
Taraka	tāraka	तारक	Daitya of Indra defeated
Tarkshya	tārkṣya	तार्क्ष्य	mythological animal in the form of a horse or a bird, later identified with Garuda
Tilottama	tilottamā	तिलोत्तमा	one of the apsaras
Timi , Timimgila, Timimgilagila	timi, timiṁgila, timiṁgilagila	तिमि, तिमिंगिल, तिमिंगिलगिल	a series of huge, walähnlicher fish, wherein the Timimgila the Timi can swallow the Timimgilagila turn can shorten the Timimgila swallow
Tosalaka , Tosala	tosalaka	तोसलक	Wrestler, defeated by Krishna in the arena
Trasadasyu	trasadasyu	त्रसदस्यु	Son of Purukutsa
Tridasha	tridaśa	त्रिदश	"3 × 10"; Name of a pantheon of 30 (actually 33) deities (12 Adityas , 8 Vasus , 11 Rudras and 2 Ashvins )
Trijata	trijaṭā	त्रिजटा	Rakshasi , friend of Sita during her imprisonment with Ravana
Trilochana	trilocana	त्रिलोचन	"Three-eyed"; Shiva's nickname
Trimurti	trimūrtiḥ	त्रिमूर्तिः	Trinity of Brahma , Vishnu and Shiva
Trinavarta	tṛṇāvarta	तृणावर्त	Daitya , demonic whirlwind, defeated by Krishna
Tripada	tripada	त्रिपद	"Tripod"; Personification of fever with the 3 levels of heat, cold and sweat
Tripura	tripura	त्रिपुर	Nickname of the demon Bana
Trishanku	triśaṅku	त्रिशङ्कु	King of Ayodhya from the sun dynasty , father of Harishchandra , who wanted to physically ascend to heaven with the help of the Rishi Vishvamitra
Trishiras	triśiras	त्रिशिरस्	"Three-headed"; Son of Ravana , killed by Rama
Trishiras	triśiras	त्रिशिरस्	"Three-headed"; Asura killed by Vishnu
Trishiras	triśiras	त्रिशिरस्	"Three-headed"; Nickname of Kubera
Trishiras	triśiras	त्रिशिरस्	"Three-headed"; Personification of fever with the 3 levels of heat, cold and sweat, s. a. Tripada
Trita	trita	त्रित	"Third party"; Vedic deity
Trivial drama	trivikrama	त्रिविक्रम	“Three steps”; Nickname of Vishnu
Tryambaka	tryambaka	त्र्यम्बक	"Three-eyed"; Shiva's nickname
Tryambaka	tryambaka	त्र्यम्बक	"Three-eyed"; one of the rudras
Tryaruna , Trayaruna	tryaruṇa, trayyāruṇa	त्र्यरुण, त्रय्यारुण	King of the Sun Dynasty , son of Tridhanvan
Tuladhara	tulādhāra	तुलाधार	a wise Vaishya trader from the Mahabharata
Tumburu	tumburu	तुम्बुरु	one of the Gandharvas
Tunda	doa	तुण्ड	Demon killed by Nahusha
Turvasu	turvasu	तुर्वसु	Son of Yayati and Devayani , brother of Yadu
Tushita	tuṣita	तुषित	Wife of Vedashira and mother of Tushitas
Tushitas	tuṣita	तुषित	Class of heavenly beings, also identified with the Adityas
Tvashtri	tvaṣṭṛ	त्वष्टृ	divine artist, the thunder weapon Vajra for Indra forged
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Uchchaishravas	uccaiḥśravas	उच्चैःश्रवस्	Horse Indras , king of horses
Udayana	udayana	उदयन	Son of Sahasranika, king of Vatsa from the lunar dynasty
Udayana	udayana	उदयन	Nickname of the Rishi Agastya
Uddhava	uddhava	उद्धव	Friend and advisor to Krishna from the Yadava dynasty
Ugra	ugra	उग्र	Nickname of Rudra
Ugrasena	ugrasena	उग्रसेन	King of Mathura , father of Kamsa
Uluka	ulūka	उलूक	"Owl"; King of the Ulukas, ally of the Kauravas
Ulupi	ulūpī	उलूपी	Daughter of Naga Kauravya , wife of Arjuna
Uma	umā	उमा	other name of Aparna , nickname of Parvati
Umapati	umāpati	उमापति	"Man from Uma"; Shiva's nickname
Uparichara Vasu	uparicara vasu	उपरिचर वसु	King of Chedi , father of Satyavati
Upasunda	upasunda	उपसुन्द	Daitya , younger brother of Sunda
Upendra	upendra	उपेन्द्र	"Younger brother of Indra"; Nicknames of Vishnu and Krishna
Urmila	ūrmilā	ऊर्मिला	Daughter of Janaka , wife of Lakshmana
Urvashi	urvaśī	उर्वशी	Most beautiful of the Apsaras
Usha , Pritijusha	United States	ऊषा	Daitya , daughter of Bana , wife of Aniruddha
Ushas	uṣas	उषस्	Goddess of the dawn
Ushmapas	ūṣmapa	ऊष्मप	Class of Pitris
Ushij	uśij	उशिज्	Mother of Kakshivat
Utathya	utathya	उतथ्य	Rishi and spouse of Bhadra
Uttamaujas	uttamaujas	उत्तमौजस्	Ally of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata
Uttanapada	uttānapāda	उत्तानपाद	Father of Dhruva
Uttara	uttara	उत्तर	Son of King Virata in the Mahabharata
Uttara	uttarā	उत्तरा	Daughter of King Virata in the Mahabharata, wife of Arjuna's son Abhimanyu
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Vach	vāc	वाच्	“Speech”, “language”; Personification of language
Vahana	vāhana	वाहन	Mount of a deity
Vahni	vahni	वह्नि	Son of Krishna
Vahni	vahni	वह्नि	Son of Turvasu
Vahni	vahni	वह्नि	Son of Kukura
Vahni	vahni	वह्नि	Name for the sacrificial fire, nickname of Agni
Vaidyanatha	vaidyanātha	वैद्यनाथ	"Lord of the Doctors"; Nickname Shivas
Vaikartana	vaikartana	वैकर्तन	Patronym of Vikartana ("Sun"); Nickname of Karna as the son of the sun
Vaikuntha	vaikuṇṭha	वैकुण्ठ	Nickname Vishnus
Vaimanika			Jain group of gods
Vainateya	vainateya	वैनतेय	Nickname of Garuda or name of a son of Garuda
Vairajas	vairāja	वैराज	Group of Pitris
Vairochana	vairocana	वैरोचन	"Son of Virochana"; Patronage of Bali
Vaishampayana	vaiśampāyana	वैशम्पायन	Reciter of the Mahabharata , the epic was the king Janamejaya ago
Vaishravana	vaiśravaṇa	वैश्रवण	Nickname of Kubera
Vaishvanara	vaiśvānara	वैश्वानर	Nickname of Agni
Vaivasvata	vaivasvata	वैवस्वत	7. Manu , son of Surya , father of Ikshvaku
Vaja	vāja	वाज	one of the three ribhus
Valakhilyas	vālakhilya	वालखिल्य	Group of thumb-sized Rishis , companions of the sun chariot
Vali	vāli	वालि	King of the Vanara of Kishkindha ; was killed by Rama
Valmiki	vālmīki	वाल्मीकि	Author and figure of the Ramayana
Vamadeva	vāmadeva	वामदेव	Shiva's nickname
Vamana	vāmana	वामन	fifth avatar of Vishnu as a small deity
Vamana	vāmana	वामन	Diggaja of the South
Vapushmat	vapuṣmat	वपुष्मत्	Son of King Priyavrata
Vapushmat	vapuṣmat	वपुष्मत्	Rishi of the 11th Manvantara
Vapushmat	vapuṣmat	वपुष्मत्	murdered King Marutta from the sun dynasty , was by his grandson Dama killed
Varada	varada	वरद	Rishi of the 4th manvantara
Varada	varada	वरद	"Wish Fulfillers"; Nickname of Ganesha and other gods
Varaha	varāha	वराह	third avatar of Vishnu as a boar
Varuna	varuṇa	वरुण	God of the cosmic and moral order Rita
Varkshi	vārkṣī	वार्क्षी	"Daughter of the trees"; other name of Marisha , mother of Daksha
Varshneya	vārṣṇeya	वार्ष्णेय	Charioteer King Nalas
Varshneya	vārṣṇeya	वार्ष्णेय	Epithet Krishna
Vasavadatta	vāsavadattā	वासवदत्ता	Wife of King Udayana
Vasishtha	vasiṣṭha	वसिष्ठ	one of the saptarishi
Vastoshpati	vāstoṣpati	वास्तोष्पति	"House protector"; Protective deity of houses and house building
Vasu	vasu	वसु	Group ( Gana ) of (eight) deities
Vasudeva	vasudeva	वसुदेव	Father of Krishna
Vasuki	vāsukī	वासुकी	King of the Nagas
Vasushena	vasuṣeṇa	वसुषेण	Nickname of Karna
Vata		वात	Wind god, identified with Vayu
Vatapi	vātāpi	वातापि	Daitya , son of Hrada , brother of Ilvala
Vatavasin	vaṭavāsin	वटवासिन्	"Inhabitants of the Banyan Tree "; Yaksha
Vatsaraja	vatsarāja	वत्सराज	"King of Vatsa "; Special nickname from Udayana
Vayu	vāyu	वायु	God of the wind, the air and the breath of life
Vibhishana	vibhīṣaṇa	विभीषण	Son of Vishravas and brother of Ravana ; King of Lanka
Vedavati	vedavatī	वेदवती	Daughter of Rishi Kushadhvaja , lives as a penitent in the forest and is molested by Ravana there
Vegavat	vegavat	वेगवत्	Son of Krishna
Vegavat	vegavat	वेगवत्	one of the danavas , killed by samba
Vena	vena	वेन	Rishi and King of Anga , was killed for wrongdoing
Vetala	vetāla	वेताल	Demon, cemetery ghost
Vibhandaka	vibhāṇḍaka	विभाण्डक	Rishi, father of Rishyashringa
Vibhvan	vibhvan	विभ्वन्	one of the three ribhus
Vibishana	vibhīṣaṇa	विभीषण	younger brother of Ravana
Vichitravirya	vicitravīrya	विचित्रवीर्य	King of the lunar dynasty , son of Shantanu
Vidhatri	vidhātṛ	विधातृ	"Allocator"; Nickname of Brahma
Vidura	vidura	विदुर	Son of Vyasa and a slave girl, younger brother of Dhritarashtra and Pandu , also Kshattri called
Vidyadharas (m.), Vidyadharis (f.)	vidyādhara, vidyādharī	विद्याधर, विद्याधरी	subordinate class of supernatural beings, servants of Shiva and inhabitants of the Himalayas
Vicarna	vicarṇa	विकर्ण	Son of Dhritarashtra
Vikramaditya	vikramāditya	विक्रमादित्य	legendary king of Ujjain
Vikukshi	vikukṣi	विकुक्षि	Son of Ikshvaku , first king of the solar dynasty of Ayodhya
Vimada	vimada	विमद	Shape of the Rigveda ; young man who won his bride with the help of the Ashvins
Vinata	vinatā	विनता	Daughter of Daksha , wife of Kashyapa and mother of Garuda
Vinda	vinda	विन्द	with his brother Anuvinda King of Avanti in the Mahabharata
Vinda	vinda	विन्द	Son of Dhritarashtra
Vindhyavali	vindhyāvalī	विन्ध्यावली	Wife of Asura Bali and mother of Bana
Vindhyavasini	vindhyavāsinī	विन्ध्यवासिनी	"Resident of the Vindhya Mountains "; Nickname of Durga
Viprachitti	vipracitti	विप्रचित्ति	Son of Kasyapa and Danu , head of the Danavas
Virabhadra	vīrabhadra	वीरभद्र	Manifestation or son of Shiva
Viradha	virādha	विराध	man-eating demon
Viraj	virāj	विराज्	original creature of Brahma
Virochana	virocana	विरोचन	Asura , son of Prahlada and father from Bali
Vishnu	víṣṇu	विष्णु	one of the main gods of Hinduism; within the Trimurti he represents the principle of preservation
Vishravas	viśravas	विश्रवस्	Rishi ; Son of Pulastya and father of Kubera , Ravana , Kumbhakarna and Vibhishana
Vishvakarman	viśvákarman	विश्वकर्मा	"The all-creating"; divine builder and creator of the world
Vishvamitra	viśvāmitra	विश्वामित्र	great rishi , competitor of Vasishtha
Vishvarupa	viśvarūpa	विश्वरूप	three-headed son of Tvashtri
Vishvarupa	viśvarūpa	विश्वरूप	“Diverse”; Nickname of Vishnu
Vishvavasu	viśvāvasu	विश्वावसु	one of the Gandharvas
Vishvavasu	viśvāvasu	विश्वावसु	"Comprehensive benefactor"; Nickname of Vishnu
Vishvedevas	viśvedevāḥ	विश्वेदेवाः	Totality of the Vedic gods
Vishveshvara	viśveśvara	विश्वेश्वर	"All-ruler"; Shiva's nickname
Vitahavya	vītahavya	वीतहव्य	King of the Haihayas who became a Brahmin
Vivasvat	vivasvat	विवस्वत्	Vedic sun deity
Vivindhya	vivindhya	विविन्ध्य	Danava , killed by Charudeshna
Vrikodara	vṛkodara	वृकोदर	"Wolf belly"; Nickname of Bhima , the second of the Pandavas
Vrishanashva	vṛṣanaśva	वृषनश्व	also called Mena ; Father of Menaka
Vrishni	vṛṣṇi	वृष्णि	Son of Satvata , ancestor of the same name from the lunar dynasty and ancestor of Krishna , to whose name Krishna's nickname Varshneya refers
Vritra	vṛtra	वृत्र	Asura fought by Indra
Vritrahan	vṛtrahan	वृत्रहन्	"Slayer of the Demon Vritra "; Nickname Indras
Vyantara			Jain group of gods
Vyasa	vyāsa	व्यास	Vedic Rishi ; Founder of Vedanta
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Yadavas	yādava	यादव	Descendants of Yadu
Yadu	yadu	यदु	Son of Yayati from the lunar dynasty and Devayani , ancestor of the Yadavas
Yeah	yāja	याज	"Sacrificial priest"; Brahmanic rishi who makes the sacrifice, the fires of which arise from Draupadi and Dhrishtadyumna
Yajna	yajña	यज्ञ	"Victim"; Avatar of Vishnu , personification of the act of sacrifice as the son of Ruchi and Akuti
Yajnasena	yajñasena	यज्ञसेन	Nickname of Drupada
Yajnavalkya	yājñavalkya	याज्ञवल्क्य	Vedic Rishi
Yaksha (m.), Yakshi (f.)	yakṣa, yakṣī	यक्ष, यक्षी	Group of nature spirits, guardians of treasures
Yakshi	yakṣī	यक्षी	wife Kuberas
Yama	yama	यम	God of Death
Yami	yamī	यमी	Sister of Yama , identified with the river goddess of Yamuna
Yashoda	yaśodā	यशोदा	Wife of the cowherd Nanda and foster mother of Krishna
Yatus , Yatudhanas	yātu, yātudhāna	यातु, यातुधान	Group of demonic beings similar to the Rakshasas
Yavakrita	yavakrīta	यवक्रीत	Son of the seer Bharadvaja ; raped the Paravasu's wife
Yayati	yayāti	ययाति	King of the Chandravamsha ; Son of Nahusha
Yoganidra	yoganidrā	योगनिद्रा	"Meditation sleep"; Personification of the sleep of Vishnu at the end of a world cycle
Yogini	yoginī	योगिनी	Group of (eight) demonic women, companions of Durga
Yudhishthira	yudhiṣṭhira	युधिष्ठिर	oldest of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata
Yuvanashva	yuvanāśva	युवनाश्व	King of the Suryavamsha dynasty of Ayodhya , son of Ardra , father of Shrava and grandfather of Shravasta
Yuvanashva	yuvanāśva	युवनाश्व	Son of Prasenajit , father of Mandhatri , king of the Suryavamsha dynasty of Ayodhya
Yuvanashva	yuvanāśva	युवनाश्व	Son of Ambrisha , father of Purukutsa and Harita , king of the Suryavamsha dynasty of Ayodhya
Yuyudhana	yuyudhāna	युयुधान	other name of Satyaki
Yuyutsu	yuyutsu	युयुत्सु	Son of Dhritarashtra

literature

• John Dowson : A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature. Trübner & Co., London 1888 ( archive.org ).
• Jan Knappert: Lexicon of Indian Mythology. Heyne, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-453-07817-9 .
• Eckard Schleberger: The Indian gods. Shape, expression and symbol. A handbook of Hindu iconography. Diederichs, Cologne 1986, ISBN 3-424-00898-2 .