Epic / Puranic traditions
Vajraवज्र
Thunderbolt
Indra’s thunderbolt is central to Vedic accounts of his conflict with Vritra.
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Vajra.
Indra’s thunderbolt is central to Vedic accounts of his conflict with Vritra.
Weapons
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Weapon type
- Thunderbolt
- Creator
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Original owner
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Known wielders / association
- Indra
- Materials / divine origin
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Powers & combat abilities
- Indra’s thunderbolt is central to Vedic accounts of his conflict with Vritra.
- Limitations
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Famous uses
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Victims / opponents
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Editorial power tier
- Unassigned — weapons are not placed in the 700-being ranking.
- Editorial rarity
- Divine armament
- Tradition notes
- Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected worlds.
2 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Characters & Cosmic Entities1
The Sacred Library1
READ THE SOURCES
Texts & references.
01
Rigveda — Griffith translation
Ten mandalas.
Vedic · Translations and numbering vary by edition. Separate the primary text from its commentary.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.