English Meaning of dagada

Meaning of 'dagada'

m A stone. 2 f A large stone, or a mass of rock, a block. Note. This word and numerous others of the grade (e. g. dagadamati, dhonda, mati, sena, jhyata, kapala &c.) are in incessant use as expressing the standard when the talents, acquirements, or possessions of a person are estimated pro nihilo; as tyala kaya yete ndagada; tyapasi nkaya mati. For phrases not occurring below see dhonda. da0 ucalane To devise a slander against. nda0 ucalane- nghene or ṃhati nghene-mphekane-mmarane or ndagadamara karane To be wild with passion; to be extravagantly furious. Ex. ṃsambhalare cora da0 marasila implying that the evil with which we falsely charge, or which we simply suggest to, a person, he will surely commit. da0 cahunkade takuna pahane To try every device or expedient; to leave no stone unturned. nda0 takuna thava pahane-nghene To seek for the bottom or try the depth of. ndagadakhali ṃhata sampadane or nguntane To fall into some painful or confining predicament. ndagadakhaluna hata kadhuna ghene To draw one's self out of some hard engagement or difficult business. Pr. ndagadaca dora hota nahi You cannot get blood from a flint. ndagadace nnaṃva dhonda dhondyace nnaṃva dagada Said where a matter is so evident that all discussion of it is superfluous. dagadaparisa ita mu (Brick is softer than stone.) Said in ironical softening of a difficulty or hardship but barely surmountable or sufferable, by comparing it with a matter utterly impracticable or intolerable. dagadasi ngantha padane in. con. To fall under the mercy of some hard taskmaster, unpaying debtor &c. ndagadasi mbhandane To strive or cope with a powerful antagonist, a mighty difficulty, a hard work &c. ndagadasa pajhara anane (and, as v i -ṃyene-mphutane-nnighane) also, -mpanha anane To accomplish one's purposes maugre all natural obstructions and difficulties; to melt a hardhearted or a miserly wretch; to get milk from a flint.ṃ

Meaning of दगड

m A stone. 2 f A large stone, or a mass of rock, a block. Note. This word and numerous others of the grade (e. g. दगडमाती, धोंडा, माती, शेण, झ्याट, कपाळ &c.) are in incessant use as expressing the standard when the talents, acquirements, or possessions of a person are estimated pro nihilo; as त्याला काय येतें दगड; त्यापाशीं काय माती. For phrases not occurring below see धोंडा. द0 उचलणें To devise a slander against. द0 उचलणें- घेणें or हातीं घेणें-फेकणें-मारणें or दगडमार करणें To be wild with passion; to be extravagantly furious. Ex. संभाळरे चोरा द0 मारशील implying that the evil with which we falsely charge, or which we simply suggest to, a person, he will surely commit. द0 चहूंकडे टाकून पाहणें To try every device or expedient; to leave no stone unturned. द0 टाकून ठाव पाहणें-घेणें To seek for the bottom or try the depth of. दगडाखालीं हात सांपडणें or गुंतणें To fall into some painful or confining predicament. दगडाखालून हात काढून घेणें To draw one's self out of some hard engagement or difficult business. Pr. दगडाचा दोर होत नाहीं You cannot get blood from a flint. दगडाचें नांव धोंडा धोंड्याचें नांव दगड Said where a matter is so evident that all discussion of it is superfluous. दगडापरीस ईट मऊ (Brick is softer than stone.) Said in ironical softening of a difficulty or hardship but barely surmountable or sufferable, by comparing it with a matter utterly impracticable or intolerable. दगडाशीं गांठ पडणें in. con. To fall under the mercy of some hard taskmaster, unpaying debtor &c. दगडाशीं भांडणें To strive or cope with a powerful antagonist, a mighty difficulty, a hard work &c. दगडास पाझर आणणें (and, as v i -येणें-फुटणें-निघणें) also, -पान्हा आणणें To accomplish one's purposes maugre all natural obstructions and difficulties; to melt a hardhearted or a miserly wretch; to get milk from a flint.

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