महेश्वर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महेश्वर (maheśvara).

Noun

महेश्वर • (maheśvar) m (Urdu spelling مہیشور)

1. (Hinduism) an epithet of Shiva

Declension

Declension of महेश्वर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महेश्वर maheśvar	महेश्वर maheśvar
oblique	महेश्वर maheśvar	महेश्वरों maheśvarõ
vocative	महेश्वर maheśvar	महेश्वरो maheśvaro

See also

• परमात्मा (parmātmā)
• परमेश्वर (parmeśvar)
• महादेव (mahādev)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মহেশ্বৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬳᬾᬰ᭄ᬯᬭ (Balinese script)
• মহেশ্বর (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰮𑰸𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑁂𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• မဟေၐွရ (Burmese script)
• મહેશ્વર (Gujarati script)
• ਮਹੇਸ਼੍ਵਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦲꦺꦯ꧀ꦮꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂯𑂵𑂬𑂹𑂫𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಹೇಶ್ವರ (Kannada script)
• មហេឝ្វរ (Khmer script)
• ມເຫຨ຺ວຣ (Lao script)
• മഹേശ്വര (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡥᡝᡧᠣᠸᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘮𑘹𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠾᠧᠱᢦᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧎𑧚𑧋𑧠𑧊𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐴𑐾𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐬 (Newa script)
• ମହେଶ୍ଵର (Odia script)
• ꢪꢲꢾꢯ꣄ꢮꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆲𑆼𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖮𑖸𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖨 (Siddham script)
• මහෙශ‍්වර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪂𑩔𑩿 𑪙𑩾𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚩𑚲𑚧𑚶𑚦𑚤 (Takri script)
• மஹேஶ்வர (Tamil script)
• మహేశ్వర (Telugu script)
• มเหศฺวร (Thai script)
• མ་ཧེ་ཤྭ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒯𑒹𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨱𑨄𑨮𑩇𑨭𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of महा (mahā́, “great”) +‎ ईश्वर (īśvará, “lord”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɐjɕ.ʋɐ.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦeːɕ.ʋɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

महेश्वर • (maheśvará) stem, m

1. (Hinduism) an epithet of Shiva

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of महेश्वर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	महेश्वरः (maheśvaráḥ)	महेश्वरौ (maheśvaraú) महेश्वरा¹ (maheśvarā́¹)	महेश्वराः (maheśvarā́ḥ) महेश्वरासः¹ (maheśvarā́saḥ¹)
vocative	महेश्वर (máheśvara)	महेश्वरौ (máheśvarau) महेश्वरा¹ (máheśvarā¹)	महेश्वराः (máheśvarāḥ) महेश्वरासः¹ (máheśvarāsaḥ¹)
accusative	महेश्वरम् (maheśvarám)	महेश्वरौ (maheśvaraú) महेश्वरा¹ (maheśvarā́¹)	महेश्वरान् (maheśvarā́n)
instrumental	महेश्वरेण (maheśvaréṇa)	महेश्वराभ्याम् (maheśvarā́bhyām)	महेश्वरैः (maheśvaraíḥ) महेश्वरेभिः¹ (maheśvarébhiḥ¹)
dative	महेश्वराय (maheśvarā́ya)	महेश्वराभ्याम् (maheśvarā́bhyām)	महेश्वरेभ्यः (maheśvarébhyaḥ)
ablative	महेश्वरात् (maheśvarā́t)	महेश्वराभ्याम् (maheśvarā́bhyām)	महेश्वरेभ्यः (maheśvarébhyaḥ)
genitive	महेश्वरस्य (maheśvarásya)	महेश्वरयोः (maheśvaráyoḥ)	महेश्वराणाम् (maheśvarā́ṇām)
locative	महेश्वरे (maheśvaré)	महेश्वरयोः (maheśvaráyoḥ)	महेश्वरेषु (maheśvaréṣu)

• ¹Vedic