मुरलीधर

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

মুৰলীধৰ (Assamese script)
ᬫᬸᬭᬮᬷᬥᬭ (Balinese script)
মুরলীধর (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰲𑰨𑰩𑰱𑰠𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀼𑀭𑀮𑀻𑀥𑀭 (Brahmi script)
မုရလီဓရ (Burmese script)
મુરલીધર (Gujarati script)
ਮੁਰਲੀਧਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑍁𑌰𑌲𑍀𑌧𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦸꦫꦭꦷꦣꦫ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂳𑂩𑂪𑂲𑂡𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ಮುರಲೀಧರ (Kannada script)
មុរលីធរ (Khmer script)
ມຸຣລີຘຣ (Lao script)
മുരലീധര (Malayalam script)
ᠮᡠᡵᠠᠯᡳᡳᢡᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘳𑘨𑘩𑘲𑘠𑘨 (Modi script)
ᠮᠤᠷᠠᠯᠢᠢᢑᠾᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧔𑧈𑧉𑧓𑧀𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐸𑐬𑐮𑐷𑐢𑐬 (Newa script)
ମୁରଲୀଧର (Odia script)
ꢪꢸꢬꢭꢷꢤꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆶𑆫𑆬𑆵𑆣𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖲𑖨𑖩𑖱𑖠𑖨 (Siddham script)
මුරලීධර (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑩒𑩼𑩽𑩑𑩛𑩮𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚰𑚤𑚥𑚯𑚜𑚤 (Takri script)
முரலீத⁴ர (Tamil script)
మురలీధర (Telugu script)
มุรลีธร (Thai script)
མུ་ར་ལཱི་དྷ་ར (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒳𑒩𑒪𑒲𑒡𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨃𑨫𑨬𑨁𑨊𑨜𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

मुरली (muralī, “flute”) +‎ धर (dhara, “holding”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mu.ɾɐ.liː.dʱɐ.ɾɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mu.ɾɐ.l̪iː.d̪ʱɐ.ɾɐ/

Proper noun

मुरलीधर • (muralīdhara) stem, m

the "holder of the flute", a name of Krishna

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मुरलीधर
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मुरलीधरः (muralīdharaḥ)	मुरलीधरौ (muralīdharau) मुरलीधरा¹ (muralīdharā¹)	मुरलीधराः (muralīdharāḥ) मुरलीधरासः¹ (muralīdharāsaḥ¹)
vocative	मुरलीधर (muralīdhara)	मुरलीधरौ (muralīdharau) मुरलीधरा¹ (muralīdharā¹)	मुरलीधराः (muralīdharāḥ) मुरलीधरासः¹ (muralīdharāsaḥ¹)
accusative	मुरलीधरम् (muralīdharam)	मुरलीधरौ (muralīdharau) मुरलीधरा¹ (muralīdharā¹)	मुरलीधरान् (muralīdharān)
instrumental	मुरलीधरेण (muralīdhareṇa)	मुरलीधराभ्याम् (muralīdharābhyām)	मुरलीधरैः (muralīdharaiḥ) मुरलीधरेभिः¹ (muralīdharebhiḥ¹)
dative	मुरलीधराय (muralīdharāya)	मुरलीधराभ्याम् (muralīdharābhyām)	मुरलीधरेभ्यः (muralīdharebhyaḥ)
ablative	मुरलीधरात् (muralīdharāt)	मुरलीधराभ्याम् (muralīdharābhyām)	मुरलीधरेभ्यः (muralīdharebhyaḥ)
genitive	मुरलीधरस्य (muralīdharasya)	मुरलीधरयोः (muralīdharayoḥ)	मुरलीधराणाम् (muralīdharāṇām)
locative	मुरलीधरे (muralīdhare)	मुरलीधरयोः (muralīdharayoḥ)	मुरलीधरेषु (muralīdhareṣu)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Kannada: ಮುರಳೀಧರ (muraḷīdhara)
→ Tamil: முரளீதரன் (muraḷītaraṉ)
→ Telugu: మురళీధరుడు (muraḷīdharuḍu)