# चन्द्रकेतु (candraketu)

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चन्द्रकेतु (candraketu) is a Sanskrit word meaning an epithet of a son of Lakshmana, name of several other men, belonging to a Vidyadhara, a prince of Cakora, of a prince, an epithet of a hero in the Kalika. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them A Vidyādhara or Gandharva, Son of Lakṣmaṇa, General reference to other men.

- **SLP1:** `candraketu`  **IAST:** candraketu  **Devanagari:** चन्द्रकेतु
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandraketu
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/chandraketu/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### A Vidyādhara or Gandharva (2 definitions)
- belonging to a Vidyadhara  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Vidyādhara, Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) cxv, 24 [ ID=71648 ]
- a Gandharva  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Candraketu (II) — a Gandharva. Vā. 69. 26. [ ID=4609 ]

### Son of Lakṣmaṇa (2 definitions)
- an epithet of a son of Lakshmana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 386,3] चन्द्र (candra) — केतु (—ketu) m. N. of a son of Lakṣmaṇa, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) vii, 102, 2; Raghuvaṃśa (Title) xv, 90 [ ID=71646 ]
- a son of Lakshmana  
  *The Purana Index*
  > चन्द्रकेतु (candraketu) [Printed book page 1-583 ] Candraketu (I) — a son of Lakṣmaṇa; capital, Candra- cakra (Candravaktra- Vā. P. ). Br. III. 63. 188; Vā. 88. 187-8; Vi. IV. 4. 104. [ ID=4608 ]

### General reference to other men (1 definition)
- Name of several other men.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of several other men, Mahābhārata (Title) vii, 1899; VP. [ ID=71647 ]

### Hero of Kālikā (1 definition)
- an epithet of a hero in the Kalika  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 387,1] of a hero of Kālikā, xxx. [ ID=71651 ]

### Kuru warrior in Mahabharata (1 definition)
- a Kuru warrior  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > चन्द्रकेतु (candraketu) [Printed book page 172-2 ] Candraketu, a Kuru warrior. § 593 (Abhimanyuvadhap.): VII, 48 χ, 1899 (slain by Abhimanyu). [ ID=1967 ]

### Prince of Cakora (1 definition)
- a prince of Cakora  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a prince of Cakora (slain by an emissary of king Śūdraka), Harṣacarita (Title) vi [ ID=71649 ]

### Prince, emissary of King Śūdraka (1 definition)
- of a prince  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a prince (emissary of king Śūdrika), Vīracarita (Title) xviii, 41 f. [ ID=71650 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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