Dastana, Dastānā: 3 definitions

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Dastana means something in Marathi, Hindi. 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

dastānā (दस्ताना).—m ( P) An iron glove, a gauntlet. 2 A ten carried or borrowed.

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dāstāna (दास्तान).—n ( P) Hoarding, storing, laying up (grain &c.) 2 The store, the grain &c. laid up. 3 A granary, garner, magazine for grain. 4 The hold or cargo-place of a ship. 5 A place or vessel generally where stores (esp. grain) are laid up. 6 The burden of a ship, tonnage &c. 7 Charge, custody, care of. v lāva, ṭhēva g. of o.

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

dāstāna (दास्तान).—n Hoarding (grain, &c.); the store laid up; a granary. Charge, custody, care of. v lāva, ṭhēva.

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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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Dastānā (दस्ताना):—(nm) a hand-glove.

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