Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c8.103
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c8.103
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Indra's gotta, or clan, is the Kosiya²⁰; he is called Vatrabhū in reference to his victory over Vatra (Skt. Vṛtra),²¹ and mention is made of his thunderbolt, the Indavajira²²; thus he is called Vajirahattha.²³ The sound of Indra's thunderbolt striking its victim, surpasses all other sounds by its intensity, its volume and its fearfulness²⁴; no obstruction can stop the progress of Indra’s Vajira and it never misses its mark; it is *avirajjanaka*.²⁵