# Skanda

> English word · Proper noun

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

## Etymology
From Sanskrit स्कन्द (skanda).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/skanda