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The Sruti declares that one's offspring is called putra because one is rescued by him.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Pangeran Dipendra, putra sulung Raja Gyanendra di tuduh memrintahkan pembunuhan keji itu.
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Hanya saja,... seberapa besar negara memeberi penghargaan buat putra bangsa seperti dia, agar tidak dipinang oleh negara lain, misal Malaysia, Singarupa.
Arief Budi Witarto Raih Technopreuner Award 2007 – Netsains.Com 2007
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Gōtama-puta (Gautama-putra in Sanskrit) erected a Garuḍa-column for the Lord's temple in the twelfth year from the coronation of King
Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India Lionel D. Barnett
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Such a son, who is dissociated from the race of his own father, is called a Putrika-putra.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The commentator explains that the mention of putra-pautrinam indicates that kulachara or family practices (if not very cruel) are authoritative.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The very name of son, 'putra,' means one who saves his father's soul from the hell called Puta.
The New World of Islam Lothrop Stoddard 1916
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Nervous breakdown after a particularly strenuous season was the usually accepted explanation, but there are three or four people who know that she never really recovered from the dawn breaking over the Brahma - putra river.
The Chronicles of Clovis 1870-1916 Saki 1893
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Fated monarch from the far-east Brahma-putra's sounding shore,
Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse Romesh Dutt 1878
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Prag-jyotisha, where the red sun wakes on Brahma-putra's wave,
Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse Romesh Dutt 1878
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