महाकाल

Sanskrit

Compound of महा (mahā, “great”) +‎ काल (kāla, “Time, Death, end; black”).

महाकाल • (mahākāla) stem, m

an epithet of Shiva as the Destroyer in his fierce aspect, described as black and terrifying

Masculine a-stem declension of महाकाल (mahākāla)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महाकालः mahākālaḥ	महाकालौ / महाकाला¹ mahākālau / mahākālā¹	महाकालाः / महाकालासः¹ mahākālāḥ / mahākālāsaḥ¹
Vocative	महाकाल mahākāla	महाकालौ / महाकाला¹ mahākālau / mahākālā¹	महाकालाः / महाकालासः¹ mahākālāḥ / mahākālāsaḥ¹
Accusative	महाकालम् mahākālam	महाकालौ / महाकाला¹ mahākālau / mahākālā¹	महाकालान् mahākālān
Instrumental	महाकालेन mahākālena	महाकालाभ्याम् mahākālābhyām	महाकालैः / महाकालेभिः¹ mahākālaiḥ / mahākālebhiḥ¹
Dative	महाकालाय mahākālāya	महाकालाभ्याम् mahākālābhyām	महाकालेभ्यः mahākālebhyaḥ
Ablative	महाकालात् mahākālāt	महाकालाभ्याम् mahākālābhyām	महाकालेभ्यः mahākālebhyaḥ
Genitive	महाकालस्य mahākālasya	महाकालयोः mahākālayoḥ	महाकालानाम् mahākālānām
Locative	महाकाले mahākāle	महाकालयोः mahākālayoḥ	महाकालेषु mahākāleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic