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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nasatā (नसता).—p pr of nasaṇēṃ Not existent, extant, or present: also not real, actual, subsisting, standing. Ex. sadā karitō ḍhavāḷī || nasatīca ghēūna yētō kaḷī ||; also īśvara hōtāṃ pāṭhamōrā || nasatīñca vighnēṃ yētīṃ gharā ||. 2 Uncalled for; undemanded or unwarranted by any occasion; as na0 kārabhāra Meddling; idle fingering or pawing; fiddle faddle; na0 kharca Uncalled for expense; na0 upadrava Trouble undeserved, or unincurred by one's own act. 2 Unprofitable; as na0 udyōga-dhandā-vyavahāra-vyāpāra. 3 Used jocosely in the vocative (arē nasatyā ho! Mr. Nobody, ho! arē nasatyā guḍaguḍī bharūna āṇa rāva basalē āhēta) when a poor and mean man is boasting to his visitors of his wealth and numerous attendants. 4 p a Penniless, i. e. to whom there is not. Pr. asatyācē vikāra nasatyācē ghōraṅkāra.

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

nasatā (नसता).—p pr of nasaṇēṃ Not existent; not real. Uncalled for. nasatā kārabhāra Meddling. nasatā kharca Uncalled for expense. nasatā upa- drava Trouble underserved. Unprofitable.

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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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Starts with: Nashatas.

Ends with: Avipranashata, Bhayasthanashata, Ekunasata, Gunashata, Phanasata, Senasata, Shuchinasata, Shucinasata, Tunganasata, Vacanashata, Vachanashata, Vinodanashata, Vipranashata, Yojanashata.

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