Chitra

In the epics

Chitra appears in the Mahābhārata as a warrior: Struck Prativindhya with 9 arrows.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.

• Rashi: Kanya
• Nakshatra: Chitra
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Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Picture, painting, star Chitra”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Chetrambai — Lady of the Chitra nakshatra, colorful
• Chithra — Bright, variegated, picture, painting
• Suchithra — Beautiful image, attractive painting
• Alekhya — Painting, picture, unwritten
• Chitradevi — Goddess of painting and art
• Tasveer — Picture, image of beauty

More girls' names of Sanskrit-Telugu origin

• Aaradhya — Worthy of worship, beloved of God
• Priya — Beloved, dear one, darling
• Aishwarya — Prosperity, wealth, Goddess Lakshmi
• Shruti — Heard, sacred scriptures, Vedas
• Harshitha — Happy, joyful, delighted
• Niharika — Dewdrops, morning dew

Other names under Kanya rashi

• Dhruv — Pole star, constant
• Parth — Arjuna, one who never misses the target
• Prisha — Beloved, darling
• Priyanka — Favourite, dear one, lovable
• Pihu — Sweet sound, chirping of birds
• Pooja — Prayer, worship, adoration

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Kanya names.

Where this comes from

Chitra has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.