𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞

See also: 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀭𑀝𑁆𑀞 (maraṭṭha), 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀝 (marahaṭṭa)

Etymology

PIE word
*méǵh₂s

masculine: 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞 m (marahaṭṭha)
feminine: 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻 f (marahaṭṭhī)

Inherited from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra).

Noun

𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞 (marahaṭṭha) m (Devanagari मरहट्ठ, Kannada ಮರಹಟ್ಠ) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)

1. a Maratha, Maharashtrian

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁄 (marahaṭṭho)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (marahaṭṭhā)
Accusative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀁 (marahaṭṭhaṃ)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂 (marahaṭṭhe) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (marahaṭṭhā)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀡 (marahaṭṭheṇa) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀡𑀁 (marahaṭṭheṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀳𑀺 (marahaṭṭhehi) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (marahaṭṭhehiṃ)
Dative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀅 (marahaṭṭhāa)	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀑 (marahaṭṭhāo) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀉 (marahaṭṭhāu) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (marahaṭṭhā) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀳𑀺 (marahaṭṭhāhi) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (marahaṭṭhāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀲𑁆𑀲 (marahaṭṭhassa)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀡 (marahaṭṭhāṇa) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀡𑀁 (marahaṭṭhāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (marahaṭṭhammi) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂 (marahaṭṭhe)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀲𑀼 (marahaṭṭhesu) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (marahaṭṭhesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞 (marahaṭṭha) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (marahaṭṭhā)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (marahaṭṭhā)

Proper noun

𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞 (marahaṭṭha) m or n (Devanagari मरहट्ठ, Kannada ಮರಹಟ್ಠ) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)

1. Maharashtra (a state in western India; largest city: Mumbai)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁄 (marahaṭṭho)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (marahaṭṭhā)
Accusative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀁 (marahaṭṭhaṃ)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂 (marahaṭṭhe) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (marahaṭṭhā)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀡 (marahaṭṭheṇa) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀡𑀁 (marahaṭṭheṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀳𑀺 (marahaṭṭhehi) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (marahaṭṭhehiṃ)
Dative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀅 (marahaṭṭhāa)	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀑 (marahaṭṭhāo) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀉 (marahaṭṭhāu) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (marahaṭṭhā) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀳𑀺 (marahaṭṭhāhi) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (marahaṭṭhāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀲𑁆𑀲 (marahaṭṭhassa)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀡 (marahaṭṭhāṇa) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀡𑀁 (marahaṭṭhāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (marahaṭṭhammi) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂 (marahaṭṭhe)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀲𑀼 (marahaṭṭhesu) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (marahaṭṭhesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞 (marahaṭṭha) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (marahaṭṭhā)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (marahaṭṭhā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀁 (marahaṭṭhaṃ)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀇𑀁 (marahaṭṭhāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀇 (marahaṭṭhāi)
Accusative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀁 (marahaṭṭhaṃ)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀇𑀁 (marahaṭṭhāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀇 (marahaṭṭhāi)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀡 (marahaṭṭheṇa) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀡𑀁 (marahaṭṭheṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀳𑀺 (marahaṭṭhehi) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (marahaṭṭhehiṃ)
Dative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀅 (marahaṭṭhāa)	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀑 (marahaṭṭhāo) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀉 (marahaṭṭhāu) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (marahaṭṭhā) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀳𑀺 (marahaṭṭhāhi) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (marahaṭṭhāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀲𑁆𑀲 (marahaṭṭhassa)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀡 (marahaṭṭhāṇa) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀡𑀁 (marahaṭṭhāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (marahaṭṭhammi) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂 (marahaṭṭhe)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀲𑀼 (marahaṭṭhesu) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (marahaṭṭhesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞 (marahaṭṭha) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (marahaṭṭhā)	𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀇𑀁 (marahaṭṭhāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀇 (marahaṭṭhāi)

Derived terms

• 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻 (marahaṭṭhī) (see there for further descendants)
• *𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞-𑀅 (*marahaṭṭha-a), *𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞-𑀕 (*marahaṭṭha-ga)
  • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: મરાઠો (marāṭho)
  • Helu Prakrit:
    • Sinhalese: මහරට (maharaṭa)
  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: मर्‍हाटा (mar‍hāṭā), मर्‍हाटें (mar‍hāṭeṃ), मराठ (marāṭha)

    Modi script: 𑘦𑘨𑘿‍𑘮𑘰𑘘𑘰 (mar‍hāṭā), 𑘦𑘨𑘿‍𑘮𑘰𑘘𑘹𑘽 (mar‍hāṭeṃ), 𑘦𑘨𑘰𑘙 (marāṭha)

    • Marathi: मराठा (marāṭhā)
  • Nepali: मरहट्ठा (marahaṭṭhā)
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Hindustani: marāṭhā

      Hindi: मराठा

      Urdu: مَرَاٹَھا (marāṭhā)

Descendants

• Old Marathi:

  Devanagari script: मरहट्ट (marahaṭṭa), मर्‍हाट (mar‍hāṭa), महराट (maharāṭa)

  Modi script: 𑘦𑘨𑘮𑘘𑘿𑘘 (marahaṭṭa), 𑘦𑘨𑘿‍𑘮𑘰𑘘 (mar‍hāṭa), 𑘦𑘮𑘨𑘰𑘘 (maharāṭa)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मरहट्ठ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Mohanlal Mehta with K. Rishabh Chandra (1970) Āgamic Index: Prakrit Proper Names, page 550
• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 245
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahārāṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 572