Krittikaputra, Kṛttikāputra, Krittika-putra: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Kṛttikāputra can be transliterated into English as Krttikaputra or Krittikaputra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṛttikāputra (कृत्तिकापुत्र).—epithets of Kārtikeya; अनुगच्छति देवेशं ब्रह्मण्यः कृत्तिकासुतः (anugacchati deveśaṃ brahmaṇyaḥ kṛttikāsutaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.231.54.
Derivable forms: kṛttikāputraḥ (कृत्तिकापुत्रः).
Kṛttikāputra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛttikā and putra (पुत्र). See also (synonyms): kṛttikātanaya, kṛttikāsuta.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Krittika, Putra.
Full-text: Krittikasuta, Krittikatanaya.
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