"महादेव" meaning in Sanskrit

See महादेव in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mɐ.ɦɑː.dɐj.ʋɐ́/ [Vedic], /mɐ.ɦɑːˈd̪eː.ʋɐ/ [Classical]
Etymology: From महत् (mahat, “great”) + देव (deva, “god”). Etymology templates: {{af|sa|महत्|देव|gloss1=great|gloss2=god}} महत् (mahat, “great”) + देव (deva, “god”) Head templates: {{sa-proper noun|g=m|tr=mahādevá}} महादेव • (mahādevá) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|mahādevá}} Forms: mahādevá [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], महादेवः [nominative, singular], महादेवौ [dual, nominative], महादेवा1 [dual, nominative], महादेवाः [nominative, plural], महादेवासः1 [nominative, plural], महादेव [singular, vocative], महादेवौ [dual, vocative], महादेवा1 [dual, vocative], महादेवाः [plural, vocative], महादेवासः1 [plural, vocative], महादेवम् [accusative, singular], महादेवौ [accusative, dual], महादेवा1 [accusative, dual], महादेवान् [accusative, plural], महादेवेन [instrumental, singular], महादेवाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], महादेवैः [instrumental, plural], महादेवेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], महादेवाय [dative, singular], महादेवाभ्याम् [dative, dual], महादेवेभ्यः [dative, plural], महादेवात् [ablative, singular], महादेवाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], महादेवेभ्यः [ablative, plural], महादेवस्य [genitive, singular], महादेवयोः [dual, genitive], महादेवानाम् [genitive, plural], महादेवे [locative, singular], महादेवयोः [dual, locative], महादेवेषु [locative, plural]
  1. an epithet of Shiva Categories (topical): Shaivism
    Sense id: en-महादेव-sa-name-O~iTHZsg Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations

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      "form": "महादेवाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "mahādevā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महादेवेभ्यः",
      "roman": "mahādevébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महादेवस्य",
      "roman": "mahādevásya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महादेवयोः",
      "roman": "mahādeváyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महादेवानाम्",
      "roman": "mahādevā́nām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महादेवे",
      "roman": "mahādevé",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महादेवयोः",
      "roman": "mahādeváyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महादेवेषु",
      "roman": "mahādevéṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "mahādevá"
      },
      "expansion": "महादेव • (mahādevá) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mahādevá"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
        "Sanskrit compound terms",
        "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Sanskrit lemmas",
        "Sanskrit masculine nouns",
        "Sanskrit proper nouns",
        "Sanskrit proper nouns in Devanagari script",
        "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "sa:Shaivism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an epithet of Shiva"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "epithet",
          "epithet#English"
        ],
        [
          "Shiva",
          "Shiva#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐ.ɦɑː.dɐj.ʋɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐ.ɦɑːˈd̪eː.ʋɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "महादेव"
}

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  "path": [
    "महादेव"
  ],
  "section": "Sanskrit",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "महादेव",
  "trace": ""
}

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