परपोताParpotaGreat-Grandson (Son's side)
Parpota (परपोता) is the Hindi word for a great-grandson through the son's line — your son's son's son, or equivalently your pota's son. The prefix par- adds a generation to pota, taking the paternal line one step further down the family tree.
Who is your Parpota?
To hold one's parpota is considered one of life's great blessings in Hindi-speaking culture — proof of both long life and an unbroken vansh, the family line running from pardada down to parpota across four living generations. Families stage formal four-generation photographs at his naming ceremony, and elders often say that seeing a parpota completes a life. In genealogical terms he matters too: he is the generation for whose sake family trees get written down at all.
How it's used
The word is used by great-grandparents about the child — mera parpota — while the boy, if he is lucky enough to know them, calls them Pardada and Pardadi. For example: "Sau saal ki umar mein unhone apne parpote ka naamkaran khud kiya." — "At the age of one hundred, he performed his great-grandson's naming ceremony himself."
Parpota vs similar terms
Parpota descends strictly through sons: your son's son's son. A great-grandson through your daughter's line is a parnati instead. And mind the direction of par-: parpota is two generations below your beta, while pardada is two generations above your pitaji.
Frequently asked questions
What does Parpota mean in Hindi?
Parpota means great-grandson through the son's line in Hindi — the son of your pota. He stands three generations below you, connected entirely through sons.
What is the difference between Parpota and Parnati?
A parpota descends through your son's line, while a parnati is a great-grandson through your daughter's line. The split continues Hindi's pota-naati distinction one generation further down.
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