महादव
Sanskrit
Noun
महादव • (mahādeva) m
- great god
- as an epithet of Rudra-Shiva or one of his attendants (AV., etc.)
- as a name of one of the avatars of Rudra-Shiva (Pur.)
- as an epithet of Vishnu (MBh., Hariv., RātmatUp.)
- name of various authors (Cat.)
- name of a mountain (Vās.)
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of महादव | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | महादवः (mahādavaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | महादवस्य (mahādavasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | महादवः (mahādavaḥ) | महादवौ (mahādavau) | महादवाः (mahādavāḥ) |
| Vocative | महादव (mahādava) | महादवौ (mahādavau) | महादवाः (mahādavāḥ) |
| Accusative | महादवम् (mahādavam) | महादवौ (mahādavau) | महादवान् (mahādavān) |
| Instrumental | महादवेन (mahādavena) | महादवाभ्याम् (mahādavābhyām) | महादवैः (mahādavaiḥ) |
| Dative | महादवाय (mahādavāya) | महादवाभ्याम् (mahādavābhyām) | महादवेभ्यः (mahādavebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | महादवात् (mahādavāt) | महादवाभ्याम् (mahādavābhyām) | महादवेभ्यः (mahādavebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | महादवस्य (mahādavasya) | महादवयोः (mahādavayoḥ) | महादवानाम् (mahādavānām) |
| Locative | महादवे (mahādave) | महादवयोः (mahādavayoḥ) | महादवेषु (mahādaveṣu) |
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “महादव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0796.