As a deity name
Name 789 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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 or descendant of Pāṇḍu or a partisan of the Pāṇḍavas
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M1 · same meaning "pāṇḍave" is the locative of "pāṇḍava" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "pāṇḍave" is the dative of "pāṇḍu" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
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Dictionary citations
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.
pāṇḍu mfn. (√ paṇḍ?) yellowish white, white, pale, ŚBr.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.
jaundiced, Car.
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