Pagadasti, Pagadastī: 2 definitions
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Pagadasti 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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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypagadastī (पगदस्ती).—a sometimes pagadasta a (paga A square of the chess-board, P The hand. The hand once touching a square.) That mode of playing chess, when a piece, once fairly placed, must be left. Hence fig. Immovable, unalterable--a determination, declaration, promise: also attrib. the person. 2 Cautious, circumspect, wary, wily, not readily entrapped (esp. in speech): also that entraps or catches (one in his speech). pagadastīṃ or pagadastīnta dharaṇēṃ-āṇaṇēṃ To catch one in his speech. pagadastīṃ &c. sāmpaḍaṇēṃ To be caught &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpagadastī (पगदस्ती).—a pagadasta a That mode of play- ing chess, when a piece, once fairly placed, must be left. Immoveable, unalterable. Cautious, wary, wily pagadastīṃ or pagadastīnta dharaṇēṃ-āṇaṇēṃ To catch one in his speech. pagadastī &c. sāmpaḍaṇēṃ To be caught &c.
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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