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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

alōṭa (अलोट).—a (Poetry a & lōṭaṇēṃ) That recedes not, falls not back, changes not: also that cannot be averted or turned back. Ex. jāṇōni tyācā alōṭa- niyama || ājñā dēūna pāṭhavī dharma.

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alōṭa (अलोट).—m (ālōṭya S) Conversancy with or versedness: also cleverness from practice.

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alōṭa (अलोट).—Add:--In the second clause of this sense with due accommodation into Irreversible, irresistible, irremovable, insurmountable &c., alōṭa is prefixed freely to words involving the idea or supporting the fancy of Current, stream, flow; or of Momentum or forceful bearing; as alōṭakalpanā, alōṭakauśalya, alōṭabuddhi, alōṭatarka, alōṭaparākrama -pratāpa -prābalya -śaurya -śakti -sampatti -vipatti -saṅkaṭa -vighna &c. alōṭa harī harātēṃ Inavertible by Vishn̤u or by Shiva; inavertible by the gods. A phrase expressing the notion so familiar to the Greeks and Romans of the subjection of Jupiter and all Olympus to Fate or Necessity. Ex. maga tinēṃ śāpilēṃ tayātēṃ || jō alōṭa harī harātēṃ ||.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Alotanem.

Ends with: Amlalota, Balota, Dhalota, Jhadalota, Kadalota, Kalota, Kata-lota, Lahalota, Lakhalota, Lotalota, Muchenalota, Nagalota, Nijalota, Panalota, Shakalota, Shigalota, Umchenalota, Upalota.

Full-text: Alotanem, Alotya.

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