Marathi Dictionary for Story Readers

A growing mini-dictionary of Marathi words that appear often in our stories, with transliteration and English meaning.

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Marathi	Transliteration	English Meaning	Note
कथा	Katha	Story	Also refers to a devotional oral storytelling performance tradition.
आजीअबा	Aajibaa	Grandmother	The traditional storyteller figure in many Marathi households.
पंचतंत्र	Panchatantra	Five Principles	An ancient collection of animal fables originally composed in Sanskrit.
नीती	Neeti	Moral / Ethical conduct	The lesson or takeaway at the heart of a moral story.
संत	Sant	Saint	Used for the Bhakti-movement poet-saints such as Sant Tukaram.
गड़	Gad	Fort	A hill fort; central to many Maratha historical stories.
राजा	Raja	King	Common figure in Akbar-Birbal and Tenali Raman court tales.
शहाणा	Shahana	Wise / Clever	Frequently used to describe Birbal, Tenali Raman, or a clever animal character.
सण	San	Festival	Root word behind many festival names across the Marathi calendar.
आज्ञा	Aadnya	Order / Command	Often the royal command that sets a court story's plot in motion.
धैर्य	Dhairya	Courage	A core value in historical and inspirational stories.
सत्य	Satya	Truth	The value most often tested in moral stories like The Honest Woodcutter.

Frequently Asked Questions

No, this is a small, growing collection of words specifically relevant to the stories on MarathiKatha.one, not a comprehensive dictionary.

Yes, we add new words regularly as we publish new stories that introduce them.