# इन्द्रिय
## Pali
### Alternative forms

* indriya (Latin script)
* 𑀇𑀦𑁆𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (Brahmi script)
* ইন্দ্রিয (Bengali script)
* ඉන්‍ද්‍රිය (Sinhalese script)
* ဣန္ဒြိယ or ဢိၼ္ၻြိယ or ဢိၼ်ၻြိယ (Burmese script)
* อินฺทฺริย or อินทริยะ (Thai script)
* ᩍᨶ᩠ᨴᩕᩥᨿ (Tai Tham script)
* ອິນ຺ທ຺ຣິຍ or ອິນທຣິຍະ or ອິນທຣິຢະ (Lao script)
* ឥន្ទ្រិយ (Khmer script)
* 𑄃𑄨𑄚𑄴𑄘𑄳𑄢𑄨𑄠 (Chakma script)

### Noun

इन्द्रिय n
* Devanagari script form of indriya (“faculty”)

#### Declension
## Sanskrit

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### Alternative forms

* ইন্দ্ৰিয় (Assamese script)
* ᬇᬦ᭄ᬤ᭄ᬭᬶᬬ (Balinese script)
* ইন্দ্রিয় (Bengali script)
* 𑰂𑰡𑰿𑰟𑰿𑰨𑰰𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀇𑀦𑁆𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (Brahmi script)
* ဣန္ဒြိယ (Burmese script)
* ઇન્દ્રિય (Gujarati script)
* ਇਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਿਯ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯 (Grantha script)
* ꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦶꦪ (Javanese script)
* 𑂅𑂢𑂹𑂠𑂹𑂩𑂱𑂨 (Kaithi script)
* ಇನ್ದ್ರಿಯ (Kannada script)
* ឥន្ទ្រិយ (Khmer script)
* ອິນ຺ທ຺ຣິຍ (Lao script)
* ഇന്ദ്രിയ (Malayalam script)
* ᡳᠨᡩᡵᡳᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘂𑘡𑘿𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘱𑘧 (Modi script)
* ᠢᠨᢑᠷᠢᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
* 𑦢𑧁𑧠𑦿𑧠𑧈𑧒𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐂𑐣𑑂𑐡𑑂𑐬𑐶𑐫 (Newa script)
* ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିଯ (Odia script)
* ꢄꢥ꣄ꢣ꣄ꢬꢶꢫ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆅𑆤𑇀𑆢𑇀𑆫𑆴𑆪 (Sharada script)
* 𑖂𑖡𑖿𑖟𑖿𑖨𑖰𑖧 (Siddham script)
* ඉන්‍ද්‍රිය (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩐𑩑𑩯 𑪙𑩭 𑪙𑩼𑩑𑩻 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚂𑚝𑚶𑚛𑚶𑚤𑚮𑚣 (Takri script)
* இந்த்³ரிய (Tamil script)
* ఇన్ద్రియ (Telugu script)
* อินฺทฺริย (Thai script)
* ཨི་ནྡྲི་ཡ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒃𑒢𑓂𑒠𑓂𑒩𑒱𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨀𑨁𑨝𑩇𑨛𑩇𑨫𑨁𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

Related to इन्द्र (indra).

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /in.dɾi.jɐ́/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /in̪.d̪ɾi.jɐ/

### Noun

इन्द्रिय • (indriyá) stem, n
* power, force, the quality which belongs especially to the mighty इन्द्र (indra)
* exhibition of power, powerful act
* bodily power, power of the senses
* virile power AV. VS. ṠBr.
* semen virile VS. KātyṠr. MBh. &c.
* faculty of sense, sense, organ of sense AV. Suṡr. Mn. Ragh. Kir. &c.
* the number five as symbolical of the five senses. (In addition to the five organs of perception, बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि or ज्ञानेन्द्रियाणि, i.e. eye, ear, nose, tongue, and skin, the Hindus enumerate five organs of action, कर्मेन्द्रियाणि i.e. larynx, hand, foot, anus, and parts of generation ; between these ten organs and the soul or आत्मन् stands मनस् or mind, considered as an eleventh organ ; in the वेदान्त, मनस्, बुद्धि, अहंकार, and चित्त form the four inner or internal organs, अन्तर्-इन्द्रियाणि, so that according to this reckoning the organs are fourteen in number, each being presided over by its own ruler or नियन्तृ ; thus, the eye by the Sun, the ear by the Quarters of the world, the nose by the two अश्विन्s, the tongue by प्रचेतस्, the skin by the Wind, the voice by Fire, the hand by इन्द्र, the foot by विष्णु, the anus by मित्र, the parts of generation by प्रजापति, manas by the Moon, बुद्धि by ब्रह्मन्, अहंकार by शिव, citta by विष्णु as अच्युत ; in the न्याय philosophy each organ is connected with its own peculiar element, the nose with the Earth, the tongue with Water, the eye with Light or Fire, the skin with Air, the ear with Ether ; the जैनs divide the whole creation into five sections, according to the number of organs attributed to each being.)

#### Declension

* ¹Vedic

#### Descendants

* Dardic:
** Kashmiri:
*** Arabic script: اِندُ (indu)
*** Devanagari script: इन्दु॒ (indu॒)
* Prakrit: 𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀬 (iṃdiya)
** Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
*** Paisaci Prakrit:
**** Punjabi: اِندری (īndrī) / ਇਨ੍ਦ੍ਰੀ (indrī)
**** Sindhi: اںڈری (ĩḍrī)
** Gujarati: ઇન્દ્રી (indrī)
* → Hindi: इंद्रिय (indriya)
* → Malay: indera, Malay: deria
   * → Indonesian: indra
* → Pali: indriya
* → Telugu: ఇంద్రియము (indriyamu)
* → Tocharian B: indri

### Noun

इन्द्रिय • (indriyá) stem, m
* a member of Indra’s retinue (?)

#### Declension

* ¹Vedic

### Adjective

इन्द्रिय • (indriyá) stem
* Pertaining to or derived from Indra

#### Declension

* ¹Vedic
* ¹Vedic
* ²Brāhmaṇas
* ¹Vedic