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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   a bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism
2. 2
   epithet of Kartikeya, the Hindu god of war. Hinduism

   "Skanda Purana"

Synonyms

All synonyms

kartikeya

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्कन्द (skanda).

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