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रघुनाथ पंडित हा देशस्थ ब्राह्मण असून तो कवि मोरोपंताच्या ह्यातीतच झाला असावा व त्याचा काल इ. स.
- ↑ "Gujarati Language Literature,Marathi Language Literature,Gujarati Literature History". Indiaheritage.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-03-06.