कार्त्तिकेय

{ kārttikeya }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

KĀRTTIKEYA    skanda, the son of Śiva. For details see under skanda.

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

    see : कार्तिकेय

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कार्त्तिकेय  m.  m. also title or epithet).">N. of a son of शिव and पार्वती ( popularly regarded as god of war, because he leads the गणs or hosts of शिव against the demon hosts see, [RTL.] p.213; accord. to one legend he was son of शिव without the intervention of पार्वती, the generative energy of शिव being cast into the fire and then received by the ganges, whence he is sometimes described as son of अग्नि and गङ्गा; when born he was fostered by the six कृत्तिकाs q.v., and these offering their six breasts to the child he became six- headed; he is also called कुमार, स्कन्द, and सुब्रह्मण्य; his also title or epithet).">N. कार्त्तिकेय may be derived from his foster mothers or from the month कार्त्तिक as the best for warfare: in the [Mṛcch.] and elsewhere he is regarded as presiding over thieves), [MBh. &c.]

Shabda-Sagara

कार्त्तिकेय  m.  ( -यः) kartikeya, the deity of war and son of siva.
    E. कृत्तिका the personified pleiades, and ढक् affix: according to the legend, having been fostered and brought up by the nymphs so called.

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कृत्तिका ढक्