Shikasta, Śikasta: 3 definitions
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Shikasta means something in Marathi, 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 Shikast.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśikasta (शिकस्त).—f ( P Broken.) Defeat. 2 Broken or knocked up state (of a person, animal, ship, or thing). 2 High pitch or degree (esp. of action).
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śikasta (शिकस्त).—a ( P Broken.) Defeated. 2 Wrecked--a ship or boat. 3 Broken up, ruined or fallen into disorder;--as a building, well &c. A revenue-sense of the word. śi0 karaṇēṃ To double over (a sheet or leaf of paper) into four columns.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśikasta (शिकस्त).—f Defeat. Broken or knocked up state. High pitch or degree (esp. of action). a Defeated; wrecked; ruined.
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 dictionary1) Śikasta (शिकस्त) [Also spelled shikast]:—(nf) defeat; —[khānā] to suffer defeat; —[denā] to (inflict a) defeat.
2) Śikastā (शिकस्ता):—(a) broken, devastated; ~[hāla] afflicted, broken.
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