Droṇa (Cloud)

Droṇa · droṇa, “the cloud named Droṇa”

Grammar: masculine noun; the name of a cloud.

Meaning: the cloud named Droṇa.

In the scriptures: In the Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa of the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, when Śrī Kṛshṇa consoles Nanda and the others, he names what he is among each kind: among beasts the lion, among great elephants Airāvata, among the chandas Gāyatrī, among the Vasus Droṇa, and among clouds the cloud named Droṇa (Chapter 73).

Related terms: Megha · Vibhūti

Sources

• Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 73