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devānamindaṁ

devānaṁinda

accusative singular of devānaṁinda, a compound noun (resolution attempted: the form appears to be a contraction or sandhi form; closest attested is devānaṁ indaṁ, 'Indra, king of the gods')

  1. Indra, king of the gods
  2. the chief or lord of the devas

Analysis. devānaṁ (genitive plural of deva, 'god') + indaṁ (accusative of inda, 'lord, king'). The compound treats Inda as a title: 'the lord of the gods.' In Pali texts, Indra is commonly addressed or named as devānaṁ Inda or devānaṁ Indra.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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