Kṛttikā
CONSTELLATION FROM HINDU ASTRONOMY
Krittikā; Krttikas; Krittika; Krttika; Kārththikai Pengal
The star cluster Sanskrit: कृत्तिका, pronounced , popularly transliterated Krittika), sometimes known as Kārtikā, corresponds to the open star cluster called Pleiades in western astronomy; it is one of the clusters which makes up the constellation Taurus. In Indian astronomy and (Hindu astrology) the name literally translates to "the cutters".