Apatradana, Apātradāna: 3 definitions
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Apatradana 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
apātradāna (अपात्रदान).—n apātrīṃ dāna n A gift improperly bestowed. Ex. apātradānēṃ daridrapūrṇa ||
apātradāna (अपात्रदान) [-apātrīṃ dāna, -अपात्रीं दान].—n A gift improperly bestowed.
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
Apātradāna (ಅಪಾತ್ರದಾನ):—[noun] giving a gift, education, help, etc. to an unworthy person.
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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