गङ्गाधर

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গঙ্গাধৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬗ᭄ᬕᬵᬥᬭ (Balinese script)
• গঙ্গাধর (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰒𑰿𑰐𑰯𑰠𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀥𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဂင်္ဂါဓရ (Burmese script)
• ગઙ્ગાધર (Gujarati script)
• ਗਙ੍ਗਾਧਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌧𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦔ꧀ꦒꦴꦣꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂑𑂹𑂏𑂰𑂡𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಗಙ್ಗಾಧರ (Kannada script)
• គង្គាធរ (Khmer script)
• ຄງ຺ຄາຘຣ (Lao script)
• ഗങ്ഗാധര (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠠᢛᡤᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢡᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘒𑘿𑘐𑘰𑘠𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠠᢊᠺᠠᢗᢑᠾᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑦲𑧠𑦰𑧑𑧀𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐒𑑂𑐐𑐵𑐢𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଗଙ୍ଗାଧର (Odia script)
• ꢔꢖ꣄ꢔꢵꢤꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆕𑇀𑆓𑆳𑆣𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖒𑖿𑖐𑖯𑖠𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ගඞ‍්ගාධර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩠 𑪙𑩞𑩛𑩮𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚎𑚶𑚌𑚭𑚜𑚤 (Takri script)
• க³ங்க³ாத⁴ர (Tamil script)
• గఙ్గాధర (Telugu script)
• คงฺคาธร (Thai script)
• ག་ངྒཱ་དྷ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒓𑓂𑒑𑒰𑒡𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨏𑩇𑨍𑨊𑨜𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Shiva bears goddess Ganga on his head as she descends from heaven

Etymology

Compound of गङ्गा (gaṅgā, “Ganges”) +‎ धर (dhara, “holding, bearing, supporting”), (referring to the Hindu belief that the Ganges flows through the matted locks of Shiva's hair).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡɐŋˈɡɑː.d̪ʱɐ.ɾɐ/

Proper noun

गङ्गाधर • (gaṅgādhara) stem, m

1. (Hinduism) "holder of the Ganges", an epithet of Shiva

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गङ्गाधर (gaṅgādhara)
	Singular
Nominative	गङ्गाधरः gaṅgādharaḥ
Vocative	गङ्गाधर gaṅgādhara
Accusative	गङ्गाधरम् gaṅgādharam
Instrumental	गङ्गाधरेण gaṅgādhareṇa
Dative	गङ्गाधराय gaṅgādharāya
Ablative	गङ्गाधरात् gaṅgādharāt
Genitive	गङ्गाधरस्य gaṅgādharasya
Locative	गङ्गाधरे gaṅgādhare

Descendants

• → Bengali: গঙ্গাধর (goṅgadhor)
• → Gujarati: ગંગાધર (gaṅgādhar)
• → Hindi: गंगाधर (gaṅgādhar)
• → Kannada: ಗಂಗಾಧರ (gaṅgādhara)
• → Marathi: गंगाधर (gaṅgādhar)
• → Tamil: கங்காதரன் (kaṅkātaraṉ)
• → Telugu: గంగాధరుడు (gaṅgādharuḍu)