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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Paṭṭarāṇī.—(BL), title of a chief queen; cf. Rāṇī. Same as Paṭṭarājñī. Note: paṭṭarāṇī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

paṭṭarāṇī (पट्टराणी).—f (paṭṭa q. v. & rāṇī) The head-wife of the wives of a Raja,--the wife inaugurated and crowned, the queen.

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

paṭṭarāṇī (पट्टराणी).—f The head-wife of the wives of a Raja, the wife inaugurated and crowned, the queen.

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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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