pāṃḍavaḥ

Dictionary meanings for pāṃḍavaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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pāṃḍavaḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[pāṃḍorapatyaṃ pumān āreñ] ‘A son or descendant of Pāṇḍu’, N. of any one of the five sons of Pāṇḍu; i. e. yudhiṣṭhira, bhīma, arjuna, nakula and sahadeva; haṃsāḥ saṃprati pāṃḍavā iva vanādajñā- tacaryāṃgatāḥ Mk. 5. 6. Comp. ā- bhīlaḥ N. of Kṛṣṇa. śreṣṭhaḥ N. of Yudhiṣṭhira.

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