Shataramja, Śataraṃja, Sataranjā: 3 definitions
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Shataramja means something in Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Shatranj.
Languages of India and abroad
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryŚataraṃja (शतरंज) [Also spelled shatranj]:—(nf) the game of chess; a chess-board; ~[jī] a chessboard; a good chess player; a bed cover with chess-board design printed over it; ~[ja kā moharā] cat to paw, person used as a tool.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚataraṃja (ಶತರಂಜ):—[noun] a game of skill played by two players on a chessboard, each with 16 pieces limited in movement according to kind, the object being to checkmate the opponenṭs king; chess.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Śatarañja (शतरञ्ज):—n. draughts; chess;
2) Śataranja (शतरन्ज):—n. chess;
3) Sataranja (सतरन्ज):—n. chess (a game);
4) Sataranjā (सतरन्जा):—n. a kind of thick carpet;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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