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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śēja (शेज).—f ē (śayyā S through H) A bed or bedding; anything spread as bedding. 2 The spot or streak formed on the forehead (as of a child at its marriage, thread-investiture &c.) with gandha, kuṅkūṃ, or other pigment; serving as a bed for akṣatā (grains of rice) to be stuck; the daub of kuṅkūṃ as a bed for akṣatā (on the forehead of people at weddings &c.) v bhara, lāva. Ex. asō sakaḷa ṛṣi miḷōni || śēja bharīta ubhayācī ||. 3 Applied by many to the makhara of the Muhammadan mourners in the Muharram. 4 f n Series, train, line, regular consecution or disposition. śējēsa ghālaṇēṃ To lay down together (the bridegroom and bride, after their having been united in marriage) that they may sleep or lie together. This particular of the nuptial observances is Konkan̤i and elsewhere, but it is not universal. śējēsa yēṇēṃ To lie down to sleep;--used esp. of a horse. 2 To granulate;--used of a healing wound or sore. śēja paḍaṇēṃ or lāgaṇēṃ g. of s. To be begun or entered upon;--as a work having distinct points to be attended to in order; to have the train or linecommenced.

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śējā (शेजा).—m (sajjā) A room over a gate, or a slight erection upon a house-top or high terrace.

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

śēja (शेज).—f A bed. The spot formed on the forehead with kuṅkūṃ, (the daub of kuṅkūṃ as a bed for akṣatā on the forehead of people at weddings &c.) v. bhara, lāva. f n Train

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Seja (सेज) [Also spelled sej]:—(nf) a bed, richly decorated bed; -, [phūloṃ kī] easy and luxurious living.

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Starts with: Shejaarati, Shejara, Shejaradharma, Shejarapajara, Shejarati, Shejarem, Shejari, Shejari Pajari, Shejaripajari.

Ends with: Ekasheja, Sukhasheja, Varsheja.

Full-text: Sukhashayana, Vatasheka, Shemsapata, Sej, Shejutanem, Shemsa, Shesha, Trina, Phula, Fool, Kamta.

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