[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928) › c20.5 # The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c20.5 The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c20.5 - **Language:** English ### [c20.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.5) \*Balparveshi\* — (A compound of \*bal\*, child, and \*parwardan\*, to rear or foster.) ‘A pension or maintenance granted by a Government to the family of a soldier or servant who died in its service.’ Molesworth, \*A Dictionary—Marathi and English\*, p. 579. - [Previous: c20.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.4) - [Next: c20.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.6) - [Up: c20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.5) · Pramāṇa