Dhanurmasa, Dhanurmāsa: 3 definitions
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Dhanurmasa 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydhanurmāsa (धनुर्मास).—m (S) The period during which the sun is in Sagittarius. Hence, by meton., the offerings to idols and the feasting at that season.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdhanurmāsa (धनुर्मास).—m The period during which the sun is in Sagittarius.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDhanurmāsa (ಧನುರ್ಮಾಸ):—[noun] the month during which the sun is in Sagittarius, corresponding to the period from December 14th to January 13th.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Dhanurmasamahatmya, Tanurmacam.
Full-text: Dhundurmasa, Dhundhurmasa.
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