महेश्वर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महेश्वर (maheśvara).

Noun

महेश्वर • (maheśvar) m (Urdu spelling مہیشور)

1. (Hinduism) an epithet of Shiva

Declension

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

Declension of महेश्वर (masc cons-stem)

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