Marathi famous quotes
Famous Marathi quotes — Ramdas, Tukaram, Savarkar
Iconic lines from Marathi literary and cultural tradition — the abhangs of Sant Tukaram, Samarth Ramdas's call for unity, and Savarkar's poetry of exile.
मराठा तितुका मेळवावा, महाराष्ट्र धर्म वाढवावा
marāṭhā tituka mēḷavāvā, mahārāṣṭra dharma vāḍhavāvā
Bring together every Maratha, and grow the Maharashtra dharma
Meaning: A call for unity and shared purpose among the Marathi people.
— Samarth Ramdas
जे का रंजले गांजले, त्यासी म्हणे जो आपुले
jē kā rañjalē gāñjalē, tyāsī mhaṇē jō āpulē
He who calls the troubled and the oppressed his own
Meaning: True devotion is shown through compassion for those who suffer.
— Sant Tukaram, Abhang
सागरा, प्राण तळमळला
sāgarā, prāṇ taḷamaḷalā
O sea, my life aches with longing
Meaning: The opening line of a poem written in exile, aching for the motherland.
— Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, from "Sagara Pran Talmalala"
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