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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vahaṇēṃ (वहणें).—v c (Vulgar for vāhaṇēṃ) To carry, convey, bear &c.

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vāhaṇēṃ (वाहणें).—v c (vāha or vaha S) To convey; to transport by drawing or bearing; to carry or bear generally. 2 To bear up; to sustain, maintain, support, uphold. Ex. vāhilēṃ jarīṃ tumhī dēvā|| kāya bhaya kāḷācēṃ||; śēṣa pṛthvītēṃ āpalyā mastakāvara vāhatō; pradhāna rājyabhāra vāhatō. 3 fig. To bear or cherish in the mind or spirit. Ex. tū itakā kāṃ abhimāna vāhatōsa? 4 To prosecute or pursue (a business as a means of subsistence); to carry on or drive (any occupation). Ex. tyānēṃ tēṃ pahilēṃ svakarma vā- hilēṃ || tirīñca ārambhilēṃ || Used of the elephant which, although just washed, will, even at the river's bank, follow his accustomed occupation (viz. that of dusting himself). Also to use and apply; to employ and regulate or direct (animals, carts, ships) in this seeking of a subsistence. 5 To offer in worship; to lay, set, or present (offerings). 6 To take or make (an oath or adjuration). 7 To dedicate or devote unto. Hence To give up; renouncing or relinquishing all claim or right over, all profession of or pretension to, all affection, intention, or purpose to or towards. 8 To give out, hand over, pay. Pr. jāmīna rāhā āṇi gāṇṭhacēṃ vāhā. 9 To fix (a bowstring). Ex. aisiyā cāpā ucalōna || jō rājēndra vāhilā guṇa ||; also kṣaṇa na lāgatā vāhilā guṇa || vōḍhī vōḍhilā (pulled a pull) ākarṇa ||. cintā vāhaṇēṃ g. of o. To entertain or bear a care for.

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vāhaṇēṃ (वाहणें).—v i (vāha or vaha S) To flow--water, air, time: and, figuratively, to move on continuously and regularly--an army in march, a train of cattle or vehicles. 2 To let flow, to run--the nose, a sore, a leaking vessel. 3 To lie along; to run in a range, line, or conspicuous course; to trend;--as a road, a chain of mountains, a coast. 4 To be proceeding; to be in action or motion; to be under the operation or work proper to it; to play;--used of machines, engines, weapons, implements. 5 To be set, or to have an edge--an edged weapon or tool.

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

vāhaṇēṃ (वाहणें).—v t Convey. Bear up. Fig. Cherish in the mind. Carry on (any occupa- tion). Offer in worship.

context information

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: Avahanem, Dukhanemvahanem, Nirvahanem, Pravahanem, Vivahanem.

Full-text (+21): Cinta, Dupara, Bandara, Vahavata, Vahavatala, Vahavana, Vahola, Vahatuka, Ohana, Vaholaki, Vahatisa, Vaholadari, Vahavani, Vahita, Vahala, Vahima, Vahani, Ohalanem, Vahati Kusa, Vahavanem.

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