Soratha, Sōraṭha, Soraṭha: 3 definitions
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Soratha means something in Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Sortha.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysōraṭha (सोरठ).—m f ( H) The name of a mode of music. See rāga.
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sōraṭha (सोरठ).—m (saurāṣṭra S Surat.) The name of a country to the north-west. Hence a term for a savage or a rough and overbearing fellow; a rude scamp; a bullying blackguard.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsōraṭha (सोरठ) [-ṭa, -ट].—m A rude scamp.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySoraṭhā (सोरठा) [Also spelled sortha]:—(nm) a popular metre (couplet) in mediaeval Hindi poetry.
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Starts with: Corattanam, Sorathai.
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