Chitralata
Chitralata (चित्रलता) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Beautiful vine; the painted creeper”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Chitralata (चित्रलता) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Beautiful vine; the painted creeper”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Chitralata (चित्रलता, IAST: citralatā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Beautiful vine; the painted creeper”. Compound of citra (beautiful, painted) + latā (vine, creeper).
Meaning, etymology & significance
Chitralata (चित्रलता) is built from citra (beautifully painted, picture-like) + latā (vine, creeper, climbing plant). The literal sense is "beautiful vine" — the gracefully-climbing creeper.
In Sanskrit poetic tradition the latā is one of the central feminine images — graceful, ascending, fragrant. Kalidasa repeatedly compares his heroines to latās — slender, gentle, blooming. Chitralata combines this image with the citra-quality of artistic beauty.
A daughter named Chitralata is named with this graceful-creeper quality.
Pronunciation: chi-tra-LA-taa. Pair with classical surnames.
Astrology — nakshatra & rashi
By the standard Vedic correspondence between the first syllable of a name and the lunar mansion (nakshatra), Chitralata aligns with the Revati nakshatra, under the Meena rashi (Moon sign).
Similar names
Hindu names with a similar feel or meaning include: Chitra, Lata, Aaradhya. Each is a distinct choice with its own etymology — explore them on their own pages for fuller context.