महाराष्ट्र

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra). By surface analysis, महा- (mahā-, “great, large”) +‎ राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “state, nation”). Doublet of मराठा (marāṭhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑː.ɾɑːʂ.ʈɾᵊ/, [mɐ.ɦäː.ɾäːʂ.ʈɾᵊ]
• Hyphenation: महा‧राष्ट्र

Proper noun

महाराष्ट्र • (mahārāṣṭra) m (Urdu spelling مہاراشٹر)

1. Maharashtra (a state of India; capital: Mumbai)

Declension

Declension of महाराष्ट्र (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra
oblique	महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra
vocative	महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra

Related terms

• मराठा (marāṭhā)
• मराठी (marāṭhī)
• महाराष्ट्री (mahārāṣṭrī)
• महाराष्ट्रीय (mahārāṣṭrīya)

See also

states of India: भारत के प्रदेश (bhārat ke pradeś)edit

• अरुणाचल प्रदेश (aruṇācal pradeś)
• आंध्र प्रदेश (āndhra pradeś)
• आसाम (āsām)
• उड़ीसा (uṛīsā)
• उत्तर प्रदेश (uttar pradeś)
• उत्तराखण्ड (uttarākhaṇḍ)
• कर्नाटक (karnāṭak)
• केरलम (kerlam) ~ केरल (keral)
• गुजरात (gujrāt)
• गोवा (govā)
• छत्तीसगढ़ (chattīsgaṛh)
• जम्मू और कश्मीर (jammū aur kaśmīr)
• झारखंड (jhārkhaṇḍ)
• तमिल नाडु (tamil nāḍu)
• तेलंगाना (telaṅgānā)
• त्रिपुरा (tripurā)
• नागालैंड (nāgālaiṇḍ)
• पंजाब (pañjāb)
• पश्चिम बंगाल (paścim baṅgāl)
• बिहार (bihār)
• मणिपुर (maṇipur)
• मध्य प्रदेश (madhya pradeś)
• महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra)
• मिज़ोरम (mizoram)
• मेघालय (meghālay)
• राजस्थान (rājasthān)
• सिक्किम (sikkim)
• हरियाणा (hariyāṇā)
• हिमाचल प्रदेश (himācal pradeś)

Noun

महाराष्ट्र • (mahārāṣṭra) m

1. (rare, literal) a great nation, a large kingdom or state
   • 1928 July, Swami Satyadev Parivrajak, “राष्ट्रशक्ति का जीवन-रस”, in Padumlal Punnalal Bakshi, Devidutt Shukla, editors, सरस्वती, volume 28, part 2, number 1, Prayagraj [Allahabad]: Indian Press, page 3:

     जब हम रोम महाराष्ट्र के उत्थान और पतन का इतिहास पढ़ते हैं […]

     jab ham rom mahārāṣṭra ke utthān aur patan kā itihās paṛhte ha͠i […]

     When we read the history of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire […]

Declension

Declension of महाराष्ट्र (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra	महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra
oblique	महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra	महाराष्ट्रों mahārāṣṭrõ
vocative	महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra	महाराष्ट्रो mahārāṣṭro

See also

• साम्राज्य (sāmrājya)

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ.ɦɑː.ɾɑːʂ.ʈɾᵊ/

Proper noun

महाराष्ट्र • (mahārāṣṭra) (Latin script Moharaxttr, Kannada script ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ)

1. Maharashtra (a state of India; capital: Mumbai)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārā́ṣṭra). Doublet of मराठा (marāṭhā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.ɦa.ɾaʂ.ʈɾə/, [mʱa.ɾaʂ.ʈɾə]

Proper noun

महाराष्ट्र • (mahārāṣṭra) m

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

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “महाराष्ट्र”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “महाराष्ट्र”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Newar

Etymology

From Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārā́ṣṭra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məhaɾasʈɾə]

Proper noun

महाराष्ट्र • (mahārāṣṭra)

1. Maharashtra

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মহাৰাষ্ট্ৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬳᬵᬭᬵᬱ᭄ᬝ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
• মহারাষ্ট্র (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰨𑰯𑰬𑰿𑰘𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀱𑁆𑀝𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• မဟာရာၑ္ဋြ (Burmese script)
• મહારાષ્ટ્ર (Gujarati script)
• ਮਹਾਰਾਸ਼੍ਟ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦰ꧀ꦛꦿ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂩𑂰𑂭𑂹𑂗𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ (Kannada script)
• មហារាឞ្ដ្រ (Khmer script)
• ມຫາຣາຩ຺ຏ຺ຣ (Lao script)
• മഹാരാഷ്ട്ര (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢢᢞᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘨𑘰𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᠷᠠᢗᢔᢌᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧎𑧑𑧈𑧑𑧌𑧠𑦸𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐬𑐵𑐲𑑂𑐚𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
• ମହାରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର (Odia script)
• ꢪꢲꢵꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆫𑆳𑆰𑇀𑆛𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖨𑖯𑖬𑖿𑖘𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
• මහාරාෂ‍්ට්‍ර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩼𑩛𑪀 𑪙𑩦 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚤𑚭𑚶𑚔𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
• மஹாராஷ்ட்ர (Tamil script)
• మహారాష్ట్ర (Telugu script)
• มหาราษฺฏฺร (Thai script)
• མ་ཧཱ་རཱ་ཥྚྲ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒩𑒰𑒭𑓂𑒙𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨫𑨊𑨯𑩇𑨔𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from महा- (mahā-), combining form of महत् (mahat, “great”) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “nation, dominion; 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”). Possibly, the original name was associated with the Sanskrit word for “nation” or “dominion” via folk etymology.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.ɾɑːʂ.ʈɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.ɾɑːʂ.ʈɾɐ/

Proper noun

महाराष्ट्र • (mahārā́ṣṭra)

1. Maharashtra (a state in western India; capital: Mumbai)

Derived terms

• महाराष्ट्री (mahārāṣṭrī)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞 (marahaṭṭha) (see there for further descendants)

Learned borrowings from महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra)

• Assamese: মহাৰাষ্ট্ৰ (moharastro)
• Bengali: মহারাষ্ট্র (moharaśṭro)
• Gujarati: મહારાષ્ટ્ર (mahārāṣṭra)
• Hindustani: mahārāṣṭra

  Hindi: महाराष्ट्र

  Urdu: مہاراشٹر

• Kannada: ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ (mahārāṣṭra)
• Marathi: महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra)
• Newar: महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra)
• Telugu: మహారాష్ట్ర (mahārāṣṭra)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahārāṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 572