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Sanskrit
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Etymology Derived from a substrate *पण्ड्र ( paṇḍra ) , पुण्ड्र ( puṇḍra ) , पुण्ड्ररीक ( puṇḍrarīka ) , and Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑁆𑀟𑁂 ( paḍḍe ) were also derived. Compare Malayalam പാണ്ട് ( pāṇṭŭ , “ albinoism ” ) and Santali ᱯᱳᱱᱰ ( ponḍ ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective पाण्डु • (pāṇḍu )
(√ पण्ड्?) yellowish white, white , pale ṠBr. MBh. Kāv. &c.
jaundiced Car.
Descendants Pali: paṇḍu
Prakrit: 𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀼 ( paṃḍu ) Central:
Eastern:
Northwestern:
Paisaci Prakrit:Takka Apabhramsa:Punjabi:Gurmukhi script: ਪਾਂਡੂ
Shahmukhi script: پاںڈو
Southern:
Helu Prakrit:Dhivehi: ފަނޑު ( faⁿḍu )
Sinhalese: පඬු ( paⁿḍu )
Prakrit: 𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇𑀬 ( paṃḍullaïya )
Prakrit: 𑀧𑀟𑁆𑀟 ( paḍḍa )
See also
Colors in Sanskrit · रङ्ग ( raṅga ) (layout · text )
श्वेत ( śveta ) , शुक्ल ( śukla ) , शुभ्र ( śubhra ) , धवल ( dhavala )
धूमल ( dhūmala ) , धूसर ( dhūsara )
कृष्ण ( kṛṣṇa ) , काल ( kāla ) , श्याम ( śyāma ) , श्याव ( śyāva )
रक्त ( rakta ) , रुधिर ( rudhira ) , रोहित ( rohita ) , लोहित ( lohita )
नारङ्ग ( nāraṅga ) ; कद्रु ( kadru ) , बभ्रु ( babhru )
पीत ( pīta ) ; पाण्डु ( pāṇḍu )
हरित ( harita ) , पलाश ( palāśa )
नील ( nīla )
शोण ( śoṇa ) , नीललोहित ( nīlalohita )
पाटल ( pāṭala )
Noun पाण्डु • (pāṇḍu ) stem , m
jaundice Car. pale or yellowish white colour W.
a white elephant L.
pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica L. )a species of shrub L.
Proper noun पाण्डु • (pāṇḍu ) stem , m
( Hinduism ) Pandu , a son of व्यास ( vyāsa , “ Vyasa ” ) by the wife of विचित्र-वीर्य ( vicitra-vīrya ) and brother of धृतराष्ट्र ( dhṛtarāṣṭra , “ Dhritarashtra ” ) and विदुर ( vidura , “ Vidura ” ) (he was father of the five पाण्डव ( pāṇḍava ) s) AV.Pariṡ. MBh. Hariv. &c. ( Hinduism ) जनम्-एजय ( janam-ejaya ) and brother of धृत-राष्ट्र ( dhṛta-rāṣṭra ) MBh. i, 3745 ( Hinduism ) धात्रि ( dhātri ) by आयती ( āyatī ) VP. (v.l. प्राण ( prāṇa ) )( Hinduism ) शिव ( śiva ) L. ( Hinduism ) नागराज ( nāgarāja ) L. ( in the plural ) मध्य-देश ( madhya-deśa ) VarBṛS. (v.l. पाण्ड्य ( pāṇḍya ) and °ड्व ( °ḍva ) )
Noun पाण्डु • (pāṇḍu ) stem , f
blue wiss (Teramnus labialis subsp. labialis Glycine debilis L. )
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