kfttikā | क्फ़्त्तिका | kfttikA
kf/ttikā | क्फ़्/त्तिका | f. pl. (rarely sg. MBh. iii, 14464; BhP. vi, 14, 30), N. of a constellation (the Pleiads, originally the first, but in later times the third lunar mansion, having Agni as its regent; this constellation, containing six stars, is sometimes represented as a flame or as a kind of razor or knife; for their oldest names See TS. iv, 4, 5, 1; in mythol. the six Kṛttikās are nymphs who became the nurses of the god of war, Kārttikeya), AV.; TS.; ŚBr. &c.
white spots, VarBṛS. lxv, 5, Sch.
a vehicle, cart, ŚBr. xiii, Sch.
white spots, VarBṛS. lxv, 5, Sch.
a vehicle, cart, ŚBr. xiii, Sch.