Skanda

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्कन्द (skanda).

Proper noun

Skanda

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

   Skanda Purana

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 韋馱／韦驮 (Wéituó), 韋馱菩薩／韦驮菩萨 (zh)

• Japanese: 韋馱, 韋馱天
• Korean: 위타천 (witacheon)
• Sanskrit: स्कन्द (sa) (skanda)
• Telugu: స్కందుడు (te) (skanduḍu)
• Tibetan: གདོང་དྲུག་ (gdong drug)
• Vietnamese: Vi Đà, Vi Đà Bồ Tát

Anagrams

• Kandas, dansak, kadans