Vaghya, Vāghyā: 2 definitions
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Vaghya 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 Dictionaryvāghyā (वाघ्या).—m (vāghī Bag of tiger's skin in which they keep bhanḍar or turmeric-powder.) A class or an individual of it. They are males dedicated at birth to khaṇḍōbā, or subsequently self-constituted devotees of that god, and are mendicants in his name.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvāghyā (वाघ्या).—m A person (male) dedicated to god khaṇḍōbā. He carries a bag of tiger's skin in which he keeps bhaṇḍāra or turmeric powder.
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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Ends with: Ghalaghalavaghya.
Full-text: Mulasvabhava, Khandobaca Kutra, Kotamba, Vaghi, Vagha, Habaka, Ghola.
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