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कृत्तिका

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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From the root कृत् (kṛt) +‎ -इका (-ikā).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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कृत्तिका (kṛttikā) stemf

  1. (Vedic astrology) Krttika, (a nakshatra or lunar mansion, i.e. a sector of the sky along the ecliptic, the Pleiades star cluster)

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem declension of कृत्तिका (kṛttikā)
Singular
Nominative कृत्तिका
kṛttikā
Vocative कृत्तिके
kṛttike
Accusative कृत्तिकाम्
kṛttikām
Instrumental कृत्तिकया / कृत्तिका¹
kṛttikayā / kṛttikā¹
Dative कृत्तिकायै
kṛttikāyai
Ablative कृत्तिकायाः / कृत्तिकायै²
kṛttikāyāḥ / kṛttikāyai²
Genitive कृत्तिकायाः / कृत्तिकायै²
kṛttikāyāḥ / kṛttikāyai²
Locative कृत्तिकायाम्
kṛttikāyām
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas