पाणी सोडणे

Not necessarily. While it often involves loss, it can also represent a positive sacrifice or a mature decision to move on.

It's very rare and sounds like you are cutting them off forever in a ritualistic way. Better to use 'संबंध तोडणे'.

For a neuter object like 'पाणी', it is 'पाणी सोडले' (Pāṇī sōḍalē).

It is neutral. You can use it with friends, in a business meeting, or read it in a newspaper.

No. Forgetting is accidental. 'पाणी सोडणे' is a conscious decision to stop caring or claiming.

Yes, you can 'release water' over a bad habit like smoking, implying a firm vow to quit.

'हार मानणे' is admitting someone else beat you. 'पाणी सोडणे' is you deciding to let go of the prize.

You would still say 'पाणी सोड,' but the context (being near a tap or a pump) will make it clear.

Not really, but 'विषय सोड' (drop the subject) is a more casual way to say 'forget about it' in a conversation.

Yes, 'स्वप्नावर पाणी सोडणे' is a very common and poetic way to say you've given up on a dream.

Yes, in Marathi, 'n' and 'ṇ' are different. 'Pāṇī' uses the retroflex 'ṇ'.

Because in ancient rituals, water was used to symbolize the finality of a gift or a vow.