Indrani

In the epics

Indrani appears in the Mahābhārata: Accompanies Indra to the Himalayan peak.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.

• Rashi: Mesh
• Nakshatra: Ashwini
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Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Wife of Indra”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Shivani — Goddess Parvati, wife of Shiva
• Ayisha — Alive, prosperous, wife of Prophet
• Ishani — Goddess Parvati, wife of Shiva
• Hafsath — Young lioness, cub, wife of Prophet
• Poulami — Wife of Indra; Shachi; queen of heaven
• Rukmini — Wife of Krishna, golden adorned

More girls' names of Sanskrit origin

• Raha — Rest, happiness, freedom
• Saanvi — Goddess Lakshmi, one who follows
• Aradhya — Worthy of worship
• Diya — Lamp, divine light
• Vamika — Goddess Parvati, another name for Durga
• Aadya — First, Goddess Durga

Other names under Mesh rashi

• Aarav — Peaceful sound, wisdom
• Arjun — Bright, shining, silver
• Aryan — Noble, of high birth
• Aarohi — Musical note, ascending
• Aarush — First ray of sun
• Arnav — Ocean, sea

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mesh names.

Where this comes from

Indrani has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.