What is Parmar (Rajput clan)?
'''Parmar''' are one of the four clans of the [[Rajput|Rajputs]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lS-vD6l8cO8C&dq=parmar+rajput&pg=PA87|title=People of India: Daman and Diu|last1=Chand|first1=Faquir|last2=Sinha|first2=N. K.|date=1992|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7154-762-3|language=en}}</ref> They are said to have been born out of a Sacrificial Fire-pit. The name Parmar means ‘one that strikes the enemy’, from [[Sanskrit]] ''para'' meaning ‘enemy’ + ''mara'' meaning ‘strike’.{{Cn}} There are numerous variants of the name, including Pramar, Pavar, Powar, Pawar, Panwar, and Ponwar.<ref>{{cite book| last = Walker| first = Benjamin| title = The Hindu World: An Encyclopedic Survey of Hinduism, Volume 2| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=brgoAAAAYAAJ| year = 1968| publisher = Praeger }}</ref>{{Rajput Groups}} == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Rajputs]] [[Category:Hinduism]]