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The precise origins of the word Maharashtra remains unclear. The name appears to be derived from Maharashtri, an old form of Prakrit, an ancient Indian language. One version points to the derivation of the name from "land of the Mahars and the Rattas", natives of the region. Another possible derivation is believed to be the corruption of the term "Maha Kantara," which means "Great Forest". The name may also have been educed from rathi, which means "chariot driver", from the fact that Maharashtra at that time inhabited by builders and drivers of chariots who formed a maharathis or "fighting force". One more possible source may be the word "rashtra" meaning state and "maha" meaning big or huge. The locals of this state are Marathis , and that name may be derived from the Maha+Rathi version.

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The precise origins of the word Maharashtra remains unclear. The name appears to be derived from Maharashtri, an old form of Prakrit, an ancient Indian language. One version points to the derivation of the name from "land of the Mahars and the Rattas", natives of the region. Another possible derivation is believed to be the corruption of the term "Maha Kantara," which means "Great Forest". The name may also have been educed from rathi, which means "chariot driver", from the fact that Maharashtra at that time inhabited by builders and drivers of chariots who formed a maharathis or "fighting force". One more possible source may be the word "rashtra" meaning state and "maha" meaning big or huge. The locals of this state are Marathis , and that name may be derived from the Maha+Rathi version.

 
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