No. 811 in Marathi
अजगर
Python (a large snake).
In a sentence
अजगर झाडावर निवांत पडला आहे.
The python is lying relaxed on the tree.
In this sentence, 'अजगर' refers to the reptile python, used as the subject of the action.
त्याचा आळशी मित्र हा एक प्रकारचा 'मानवी अजगर' आहे.
His lazy friend is a kind of 'human python.'
Here, 'अजगर' is used metaphorically to describe someone as lazy or slow-moving.
जंगलात राहणार्या आदिवासींसाठी, अजगर हा एक आव्हान असतो.
For the tribal people living in the forest, the python poses a challenge.
In this sentence, 'अजगर' describes an animal that represents a challenge in a specific context of its coexistence with humans.
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