Suryasantana, Sūryasantāna: 1 definition

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Suryasantana 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

sūryasantāna (सूर्यसंतान).—n (S) The progeny or a child of the sun. 2 (Because the sun is fabled to be the father of śani or Saturn, of whom nothing but evil is spoken.) A term for a wicked child of a good father, or for a mischievous or riotous child generally. 3 (From the conceit of resemblance in sound of the words bhāskarī & bhākarī) A cant term for a cake of bread.

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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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