Maheravata, Māhēravāṭa, Māheravāṭa: 1 definition
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Maheravata means something in Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymāhēravāṭa (माहेरवाट).—f A tender name (amongst little lassies whilst abroad in the house of their husband's father, serving their ogress mother-in-law and bearing sweet remembrance of their mother's house, their own home) for the line made on the right side of the head in braiding off their hair; whilst the line made on the left side is named sāsuravāṭa 2 A term for the Mother's house considered as an asylum or a place of refuge.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
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Full-text: Sasuravata, Sasaremahera.
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