Pandava
Proper noun
Meaning
Pandava (plural Pandavas)
(Hinduism) A son of Pandu (used to refer to one of the five heroes of the Mahabharata).
Synonyms
Examples
The birth of Duryodhana took place after the birth of Karna, Yudhishthira and Bhima, but before the birth of the remaining Pandava brothers.
As the Kali Yuga began to dawn, Yudhisthira – the victorious Pandava king – gave his throne over to his grandson, Raja Parikshit.
The rivalry and enmity between them and the Pandava brothers, from their youth and into manhood, leads to the Kurukshetra war.
Kunti raises the five brothers, who are from then on usually referred to as the Pandava brothers.
Draupadi married the five Pandava brothers, as this is what she chose in a previous life.
Indraprastha After the wedding, the Pandava brothers are invited back to Hastinapura.