इन्द्रधनुस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ইন্দ্ৰধনুস্ (Assamese script)
• ᬇᬦ᭄ᬤ᭄ᬭᬥᬦᬸᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• ইন্দ্রধনুস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰂𑰡𑰿𑰟𑰿𑰨𑰠𑰡𑰲𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀇𑀦𑁆𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀥𑀦𑀼𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ဣန္ဒြဓနုသ် (Burmese script)
• ઇન્દ્રધનુસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਇਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਧਨੁਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦣꦤꦸꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂅𑂢𑂹𑂠𑂹𑂩𑂡𑂢𑂳𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಇನ್ದ್ರಧನುಸ್ (Kannada script)
• ឥន្ទ្រធនុស៑ (Khmer script)
• ອິນ຺ທ຺ຣຘນຸສ຺ (Lao script)
• ഇന്ദ്രധനുസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᡳᠨᡩᡵᠠᢡᠠᠨᡠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘂𑘡𑘿𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘠𑘡𑘳𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠢᠨᢑᠷᠠᢑᠾᠠᠨᠤᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦢𑧁𑧠𑦿𑧠𑧈𑧀𑧁𑧔𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐂𑐣𑑂𑐡𑑂𑐬𑐢𑐣𑐸𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଧନୁସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢄꢥ꣄ꢣ꣄ꢬꢤꢥꢸꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆅𑆤𑇀𑆢𑇀𑆫𑆣𑆤𑆶𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖂𑖡𑖿𑖟𑖿𑖨𑖠𑖡𑖲𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• ඉන්‍ද්‍රධනුස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩑𑩯 𑪙𑩭 𑪙𑩼𑩮𑩯𑩒𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚂𑚝𑚶𑚛𑚶𑚤𑚜𑚝𑚰𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• இந்த்³ரத⁴நுஸ் (Tamil script)
• ఇన్ద్రధనుస్ (Telugu script)
• อินฺทฺรธนุสฺ (Thai script)
• ཨི་ནྡྲ་དྷ་ནུ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒃𑒢𑓂𑒠𑓂𑒩𑒡𑒢𑒳𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨁𑨝𑩇𑨛𑩇𑨫𑨜𑨝𑨃𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

इन्द्र (indra) +‎ धनुस् (dhanus).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /in.dɾɐ.dʱɐ.nus/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈin̪.d̪ɾɐ.d̪ʱɐ.n̪us̪/

Noun

इन्द्रधनुस् • (indradhanus) stem, m

1. the bow of Indra
2. a rainbow

Descendants

• → Hindi: इंद्रधनुष (indradhnuṣ)
• → Kannada: ಇಂದ್ರಧನುಸ್ಸು (indradhanussu)
• → Malayalam: ഇന്ദ്രധനുസ് (indradhanusŭ)
• → Telugu: ఇంద్రధనుస్సు (indradhanussu)
• → Telugu: హరివిల్లు (harivillu) (calque)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “इन्द्रधनुस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 166.