Maharashtra

English

Location of Maharashtra in India

Alternative forms

• Maharastra

Etymology

From Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra), derived from महा- (mahā-), combining form of महत् (mahat, “great”) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra), a dynasty that once ruled the area. In Sanskrit, the word राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra) means “nation” or “dominion”. Other theories indicate that the word "rāṣṭra" in this context derives from रत्त (ratta) (a corruption of “Rashtrakuta”, a dynasty that once ruled the area), a clan known as राष्ट्रिक (rāṣṭrika) (found in some of King Ashoka’s inscriptions) or रथ (ratha, “chariot”). Doublet of Maratha.

Proper noun

Maharashtra

2. A state in western India. Capitals: Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) and Nagpur (winter capital).

Derived terms

• Maharashtrian

Translations

state in western India

• Arabic: مَاهَارَاشْتْرَا f (maharaštrā)
• Armenian: Մահարաշտրա (Maharaštra)
• Assamese: মহাৰাষ্ট্ৰ (moharastro)
• Bengali: মহারাষ্ট্র (bn) (moharaśṭro)
• Bulgarian: Махара́щра (Maharáštra)
• Burmese: မဟာရဋ္ဌ (ma.harathta.)
• Chhattisgarhi: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬哈拉施特拉邦 / 马哈拉施特拉邦 (zh) (Mǎhālāshītèlā-bāng)

• Dhivehi: މަހާރާޝްތުރާ (mahārāšturā)
• Dutch: Maharashtra (nl)
• Esperanto: Maharaŝtro
• Finnish: Maharashtra
• French: Maharashtra (fr) m
• Georgian: მაჰარაშტრა (maharašṭra)
• German: Maharashtra (de)
• Greek: Μαχαράστρα (el) (Macharástra)
• Gujarati: મહારાષ્ટ્ર (mahārāṣṭra)
• Hebrew: מהרשטרה
• Hindi: महाराष्ट्र (hi) (mahārāṣṭra)
• Hungarian: Mahárástra (hu)
• Japanese: マハラシュトラ州 (Maharashutora-shū), マハラシュトラ (Maharashutora)
• Kannada: ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ (kn) (mahārāṣṭra)
• Khmer: មហារាឝ្ត្រ (mɔhaarieshtrɑɑ)
• Korean: 마하라슈트라 주 (ko) (Maharasyuteura ju), 마하라슈트라 (Maharasyuteura)
• Latvian: Mahārāštra
• Lithuanian: Maharaštra
• Malayalam: മഹാരാഷ്ട്ര (mahārāṣṭra)
• Marathi: महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra)
• Mizo: please add this translation if you can
• Odia: ମହାରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର (or) (mahārāṣṭra)
• Persian: مهاراشترا
• Portuguese: Maharashtra f
• Punjabi: ਮਹਾਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ (mahārāśṭar), ਮਹਾਂਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ m (mahā̃rāśṭar)
• Russian: Махара́штра (ru) f (Maxaráštra)
• Sanskrit: महाराष्ट्र (sa) (mahārāṣṭra)
• Santali: please add this translation if you can
• Sikkimese: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: Maharashtra
• Swedish: Maharashtra
• Tamil: மகாராட்டிரம் (makārāṭṭiram)
• Telugu: మహారాష్ట్ర (te) (mahārāṣṭra)
• Thai: มหาราษฏระ (má-hǎa-râat-sà-dtà-rá)
• Turkish: Maharaştra (tr)
• Ukrainian: Махараштра (Maxaraštra)
• Urdu: مہاراشٹر (mahārāṣṭra)

See also

states of Indiaedit

• Andhra Pradesh
• Arunachal Pradesh
• Assam
• Bihar
• Chhattisgarh
• Goa
• Gujarat
• Haryana
• Himachal Pradesh
• Jharkhand
• Karnataka
• Kerala ~ Keralam
• Madhya Pradesh
• Maharashtra
• Manipur
• Meghalaya
• Mizoram
• Nagaland
• Odisha
• Punjab
• Rajasthan
• Sikkim
• Tamil Nadu
• Telangana
• Tripura
• Uttarakhand
• Uttar Pradesh
• West Bengal

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Maharastra

Proper noun

Maharashtra f

1. Maharashtra (a state in western India)