Basanta, Basamta: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Basanta 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 Dictionary

basanta (बसंत).—m ( H Spring.) A Rag or musical mode. See rāga.

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

basanta (बसंत).—m A Rag or musical mode.

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Basaṃta (ಬಸಂತ):—

1) [noun] the period of first two months Caitra and Vaiśakha, of the Hindu lunar calendar; the spring season.

2) [noun] (fig.) that which is giving joy, delighting.

3) [noun] red coloured water used to sprinkle on each other on festive occasions.

4) [noun] (mus.) a musical mode in Karnāṭaka system (more popularly known as Vasanta) and in Hindūstāni system.

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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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