Ketu
Ketu,[Vedic ketu,*(s)qait,clear; cp.Lat.caelum (=*caidlom),Ohg heitar,heit; Goth.haidus; E.--hood,orig.appearance,form,like] -- 1.ray,beam of light,splendour,effulgence Th.1,64; which is a riddle on the various meanings of ketu.-- 2.flag,banner,sign,perhaps as token of splendour Th.1,64.dhamma-k° having the Doctrine as his banner A.I,109=III,149; dhūma-k° having smoke as its splendour,of fire,J.IV,26; VvA.161 in expln of dhūmasikha.
--kamyatā desire for prominence,self-advertisement (perhaps vainglory,arrogance) Vism.469; Dhs.1116 (Dhs.A.trs.479),1233=Nd2 505; Nd1 on Sn.829 (=uṇṇama); -- mālā “garland of rays” VvA.323.(Page 225)