Maharashtra jiha ce da ke yammacin Indiya. Koyaya, idan kuna neman ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Maharashtra," an samo shi daga kalmomin Sanskrit guda biyu, "Maha" ma'ana mai girma da "Rashtra" ma'ana al'umma ko jiha. Don haka, Maharashtra a zahiri yana nufin "Babban Jiha" ko "Babban Al'umma."
