Pharapata, Pharapaṭa: 2 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pharapaṭa (फरपट).—f The track of a thing dragged or dragging along. Ex. gāḍīcī cākārī kāṇṭyāñcyā pharapaṭīnēṃ mōḍitō (cōra) A thief effaces the ruts of his cart (in which are his stolen goods) by the track of thorny bushes (dragged over them). sāmpācī pharapaṭa The trail of a snake. 2 Track or trace figuratively or generally. v jā, mōḍa. 3 fig. Course, consecution, line of descent or succession. Ex. māgūna pha0 aśī cālata ālī; dēṇyāghēṇyācyā pharapaṭī- pramāṇēṃ vyavahāra karāvā. 4 Draggling or dragging along the ground. v kāḍha g. of o.

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pharapaṭa (फरपट) [or टां, ṭāṃ].—or ṭyāṃ ad Dragglingly, draggingly, trailingly. 2 With the belly or the buttocks rubbing along the ground--moving.

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

pharapaṭa (फरपट).—f The track of a thing dragged or dragging along. Course.

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pharapaṭa (फरपट).—ad Draggingly.

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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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