महाराष्ट्र

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārā́ṣṭra).

Proper noun

महाराष्ट्र • (mahārāṣṭra) m (Urdu spelling مہاراشٹر‎)

  1. Maharashtra, a state of India, having Mumbai (Bombay) as its capital.

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārā́ṣṭra)

Proper noun

महाराष्ट्र • (mahārāṣṭra)

  1. Maharashtra, a state of India, having Mumbai (Bombay) as its capital.

Newari

Etymology

From Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārā́ṣṭra)

Proper noun

महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra)

  1. Maharashtra

Sanskrit

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from महा- (mahā-), combining form of महत् (mahat, “great”) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “Rashtrakuta”), a dynasty that once ruled the area), a clan known as राष्ट्रिक (rāṣṭrika) (found in some of King Ashoka’s inscriptions) or रथ (ratha, “chariot”). A Sanskritized interpretation of the later writers states that राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra) derives from the Sanskrit word for “nation” or “dominion”.

Proper noun

महाराष्ट्र • (mahārā́ṣṭra)

  1. Maharashtra, a state of India, having Mumbai (Bombay) as its capital.

Derived terms

  • महाराष्ट्री (mahārāṣṭrī)
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