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I am sorry, you are misinformed about the Sanskrit meaning of the word Parth. pArtha actually simply means related to or son of or descendant of pRthA, and could simply refer to a king. Mythologically, however, pRthA is indeed the mother of arjuna, the hero to whom you refer, and who was an excellent archer.

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pRthA comes from the root prath which meant to extend. The only meaning of that word extant in later language is a spread of hand, but related words mean expanse of land, or the whole world, and is ultimately cognate with English words like plate.