[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c8.103 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c8.103 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c8.103 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c8.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.103) 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 - [Previous: v1.c8.102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.102) - [Next: v1.c8.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.104) - [Up: v1.c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.103) · Pramāṇa