महायुद्ध

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit महायुद्ध (mahāyuddha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑː.jʊd̪d̪ʱ/, [mɐ.ɦäː.jʊd̪(ː)ʱ]

Noun

महायुद्ध • (mahāyuddh) m

1. world war, great war

   Synonym: विश्वयुद्ध (viśvayuddh)

Declension

Declension of महायुद्ध (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महायुद्ध mahāyuddh	महायुद्ध mahāyuddh
oblique	महायुद्ध mahāyuddh	महायुद्धों mahāyuddhõ
vocative	महायुद्ध mahāyuddh	महायुद्धो mahāyuddho

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মহায়ুদ্ধ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬳᬵᬬᬸᬤ᭄ᬥ (Balinese script)
• মহায়ুদ্ধ (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰧𑰲𑰟𑰿𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀬𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• မဟာယုဒ္ဓ (Burmese script)
• મહાયુદ્ધ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਹਾਯੁਦ੍ਧ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦲꦴꦪꦸꦢ꧀ꦣ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂨𑂳𑂠𑂹𑂡 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಹಾಯುದ್ಧ (Kannada script)
• មហាយុទ្ធ (Khmer script)
• ມຫາຍຸທ຺ຘ (Lao script)
• മഹായുദ്ധ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᡠᡩᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘧𑘳𑘟𑘿𑘠 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠤᢑᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧎𑧑𑧇𑧔𑦿𑧠𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐫𑐸𑐡𑑂𑐢 (Newa script)
• ମହାଯୁଦ୍ଧ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢲꢵꢫꢸꢣ꣄ꢤ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆪𑆶𑆢𑇀𑆣 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖧𑖲𑖟𑖿𑖠 (Siddham script)
• මහායුද‍්ධ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩻𑩒𑩭 𑪙𑩮 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚣𑚰𑚛𑚶𑚜 (Takri script)
• மஹாயுத்³த⁴ (Tamil script)
• మహాయుద్ధ (Telugu script)
• มหายุทฺธ (Thai script)
• མ་ཧཱ་ཡུ་དྡྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒨𑒳𑒠𑓂𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨪𑨃𑨛𑩇𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

महा (mahā) +‎ युद्ध (yuddha).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.jud.dʱɐ/, [mɐ.ɦɑː.jud̚.dʱɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.jud̪.d̪ʱɐ/, [mɐ.ɦɑː.jud̪̚.d̪ʱɐ]

Noun

महायुद्ध • (mahāyuddha) stem, n

1. a great fight

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of महायुद्ध

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	महायुद्धम् (mahāyuddham)	महायुद्धे (mahāyuddhe)	महायुद्धानि (mahāyuddhāni) महायुद्धा¹ (mahāyuddhā¹)
vocative	महायुद्ध (mahāyuddha)	महायुद्धे (mahāyuddhe)	महायुद्धानि (mahāyuddhāni) महायुद्धा¹ (mahāyuddhā¹)
accusative	महायुद्धम् (mahāyuddham)	महायुद्धे (mahāyuddhe)	महायुद्धानि (mahāyuddhāni) महायुद्धा¹ (mahāyuddhā¹)
instrumental	महायुद्धेन (mahāyuddhena)	महायुद्धाभ्याम् (mahāyuddhābhyām)	महायुद्धैः (mahāyuddhaiḥ) महायुद्धेभिः¹ (mahāyuddhebhiḥ¹)
dative	महायुद्धाय (mahāyuddhāya)	महायुद्धाभ्याम् (mahāyuddhābhyām)	महायुद्धेभ्यः (mahāyuddhebhyaḥ)
ablative	महायुद्धात् (mahāyuddhāt)	महायुद्धाभ्याम् (mahāyuddhābhyām)	महायुद्धेभ्यः (mahāyuddhebhyaḥ)
genitive	महायुद्धस्य (mahāyuddhasya)	महायुद्धयोः (mahāyuddhayoḥ)	महायुद्धानाम् (mahāyuddhānām)
locative	महायुद्धे (mahāyuddhe)	महायुद्धयोः (mahāyuddhayoḥ)	महायुद्धेषु (mahāyuddheṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Hindi: महायुद्ध (mahāyuddh, “world war”)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “महायुद्ध”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 799/2.