Sarpina, Sarpīṇa: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Sarpina 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 Dictionary

sarpīṇa (सर्पीण).—f (sarpa S) A female Coluber or serpent: also a female snake generally. See sarpa. Ex. sarpīṇa vitāṃ pilīṃ khāya || vācaliyā kōṇa māya ||. 2 (Because the snake is wont to dart out its tongue.) The name of a khōḍa or blemish of the horse,--that of putting out his tongue on taking the bit. Ex. lagāma ghētāṃ jībha kāḍhī tō sarpīṇa. sarpīṇa is understood by some jockeys as descriptive of the horse that has a serpentine curl or line on his coat.

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

sarpīṇa (सर्पीण).—f A female snake.

context information

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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