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): /mɐˈɦeːɕ.ʋɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

महेश्वर • (maheśvará) stem, m

1. (Hinduism) an epithet of Shiva

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of महेश्वर (maheśvará)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महेश्वरः maheśvaráḥ	महेश्वरौ / महेश्वरा¹ maheśvaraú / maheśvarā́¹	महेश्वराः / महेश्वरासः¹ maheśvarā́ḥ / maheśvarā́saḥ¹
Vocative	महेश्वर máheśvara	महेश्वरौ / महेश्वरा¹ máheśvarau / máheśvarā¹	महेश्वराः / महेश्वरासः¹ máheśvarāḥ / máheśvarāsaḥ¹
Accusative	महेश्वरम् maheśvarám	महेश्वरौ / महेश्वरा¹ maheśvaraú / maheśvarā́¹	महेश्वरान् maheśvarā́n
Instrumental	महेश्वरेण maheśvaréṇa	महेश्वराभ्याम् maheśvarā́bhyām	महेश्वरैः / महेश्वरेभिः¹ maheśvaraíḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic