As a Hindi name
पांडव · masculine
a Pandava
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi पाण्डव — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit पाण्डव (pāṇḍava).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
pāṇḍava m. a son or descendant of Pāṇḍu or a partisan of the Pāṇḍavas
(pl.) the 5 reputed sons of Pāṇḍu (Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula and Saha-deva; cf. Kuntī and Mādrī) or their adherents, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a son of Pāṇḍu or an adherent of the Pāṇḍavas
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
pāṇḍaveya m. a son of Pāṇḍu or an adherent of the Pāṇḍavas, ib.
pāṇḍaveya m. (-yaḥ) A descendant of Pāṇḍu. E. pāṇḍu, and ḍhak aff.
Alternative readings
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