Daphataradara, Daphataradāra: 2 definitions

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Daphataradara 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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[«previous next»] — Daphataradara in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

daphataradāra (दफतरदार).—m ( P) daphataranīsa m ( P) An ancient public officer. His duty was to collect and frame in order the accounts of the wastebook as prepared by the phaḍanīsa, and to transmit monthly abstract accounts to the hujūra. The daph- taradāra now is the head Native revenue officer of a collectorate or subcollectorate, and his duties are multifarious.

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

daphataradāra (दफतरदार) [-nīsa, -नीस].—m An ancient public officer.

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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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