Paurava
/pɔːˈrɑːvə/noun
A Sanskrit dynastic name meaning a descendant or member of the lineage of Puru.
Did you know?The Paurava king known in Greek accounts as Porus may be the ruler who famously confronted Alexander the Great at the Hydaspes River in 326 BCE.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pl̥h₁u-
“Much, many, abundant; a probable deep root associated with Sanskrit puru.”
Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
puru
“Much, many, abundant; also the name of the ancient Puru people and their legendary ancestor.”
Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Paurava
“Belonging to Puru or descended from Puru, formed as a patronymic or dynastic adjective.”
4th Century BCE
Greek accounts
Poros
“The Greek form of the name of a powerful Indian ruler commonly identified with a Paurava king.”
Classical and Medieval Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Paurava
“A designation for the Puru lineage, its rulers, or territories associated with that dynasty.”
Modern English
English
Paurava
“A transliterated Sanskrit dynastic name used in historical and Indological writing.”