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Pandava

Pandava proper noun: a son of Pandu (used to refer to one of the five heroes of the Mahabharata).

pandava: a son of Pandu (used to refer to one of the five heroes of the Mahabharata)
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Proper noun

Pandava (plural Pandavas)

  1. (Hinduism) A son of Pandu (used to refer to one of the five heroes of the Mahabharata).

Forms of Pandava

pluralPandavas
alternative formPāṇḍava

Origin of Pandava

Transliteration of Sanskrit पाण्डव (pāṇḍava).

Questions about Pandava

What does Pandava mean?
Pandava means a son of Pandu (used to refer to one of the five heroes of the Mahabharata).
What part of speech is Pandava?
Pandava is a proper noun.

Words near Pandava in the dictionary

  1. pandasona
  2. pandasonas
  3. pandation
  4. pandaul
  5. pandauls
  6. Pandava
  7. Pandavas
  8. Pandayan
  9. Pande
  10. Pandean
  11. Pandean harmonica

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