पाण्डु pāṇḍu
girl / boy / neuter 2 syllables SLP1 pARqu

As a deity name

Name 789 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati

As a Hindi name

पाण्डु · pānḍu · adj.

Yellowish white, white, pale; pale or yellowish white colour; light-coloured soil, a mixture of clay and sand; land dependent on rain-water — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 220

पाण्डु · pānḍu · adj.

= پانڐ pānḍu, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 220

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

pale or yellowish white colour

Scripturally attested Verified derivation

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Gender counterpart

The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.

Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · पाण्डु

pāṇḍu mfn. (√ paṇḍ?) yellowish white, white, pale, ŚBr.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.

Monier-Williams (1899) · पाण्डु

jaundiced, Car.

Monier-Williams (1899) · पाण्डु

pāṇḍu m. jaundice, Car.

Monier-Williams (1899) · पाण्डु

pale or yellowish white colour, W.

Monier-Williams (1899) · पाण्डु

a white elephant, L.

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