Annasatra: 3 definitions
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Annasatra 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryannasatra (अन्नसत्र).—n (S anna Food, satra Liberality.) Distribution of food to Brahmans and mendicants. 2 (Popularly.) The building erected or employed for this purpose. Pr. annasatrīṃ jēvaṇēṃ āṇi mirapūḍa māgaṇēṃ.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishannasatra (अन्नसत्र).—n Distribution of food to brāhmaṇa. The building created for this purpose.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnnasatra (ಅನ್ನಸತ್ರ):—[noun] a place where food is served free of cost (esp. to wayfarers) on charity.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Annachatra, Annacchatra.
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