Where does “इन्द्रप्रस्थ” come from?

इन्द्रप्रस्थ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit इन्द्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Índras — Indra.

इन्द्रप्रस्थ (Sanskrit): Indraprastha, an ancient city of India, mentioned in the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata as the capital of the Pandavas, located in modern-day Delhi

Definitions

  1. Indraprastha, an ancient city of India, mentioned in the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata as the capital of the Pandavas, located in modern-day Delhi

Ancestry of “इन्द्रप्रस्थ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइन्द्रgod; Indra
2Proto-Indo-IranianÍndrasIndra

Words derived from “इन्द्रप्रस्थ”

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