Abhigana, Abhigāna: 1 definition

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Abhigana 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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Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

abhigāna (अभिगान).—m Self-conceit, pride, arrogance, haughtiness. Pride (in a good sense), honour, noble feeling, glorying in. svābhimāna self-respect; kulābhimāna family pride; dēśābhimāna Zeal for one's country, national pride, patriotism. Maintain- ing or holding with zeal a doctrine. matābhimāna Enthusiastic maintenance of one's espoused opinions. abhimāna dharaṇēṃ Take a warm interest in. abhimānākhālī jāṇēṃ Go or be lost through pride. abhi- mānācēṃ ghara khālī asatēṃ Pride can never rise. abhimmānānēṃ maraṇēṃ Lose one's life or well-being through one's pride.

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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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