कृत्तिका [ kṛttikā ] [ kṛ́ttikā ] f. pl. ( rarely sg. Lit. MBh. iii , 14464 Lit. 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 Lit. TS. iv , 4 , 5 , 1 ; in mythol. the six Kṛittikās are nymphs who became the nurses of the god of war , Kārttikeya) Lit. AV. Lit. TS. Lit. ŚBr.

  white spots Lit. VarBṛS. lxv , 5 Sch.

  a vehicle , cart Lit. ŚBr. xiii Sch.