गङ्गाधर
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Shiva bears goddess Ganga on his head as she descends from heaven
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- গঙ্গাধৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬕᬗ᭄ᬕᬵᬥᬭ (Balinese script)
- গঙ্গাধর (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰒𑰿𑰐𑰯𑰠𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀥𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ဂင်္ဂါဓရ (Burmese script)
- ગઙ્ગાધર (Gujarati script)
- ਗਙ੍ਗਾਧਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌗𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌧𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦒꦔ꧀ꦒꦴꦣꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂏𑂑𑂹𑂏𑂰𑂡𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಗಙ್ಗಾಧರ (Kannada script)
- គង្គាធរ (Khmer script)
- ຄງ຺ຄາຘຣ (Lao script)
- ഗങ്ഗാധര (Malayalam script)
- ᡤᠠᢛᡤᠠ᠊ᠠᢡᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘐𑘒𑘿𑘐𑘰𑘠𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠠᢊᠺᠠᢗᢑᠾᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦰𑦲𑧠𑦰𑧑𑧀𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑐒𑑂𑐐𑐵𑐢𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଗଙ୍ଗାଧର (Odia script)
- ꢔꢖ꣄ꢔꢵꢤꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑆕𑇀𑆓𑆳𑆣𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖒𑖿𑖐𑖯𑖠𑖨 (Siddham script)
- ගඞ්ගාධර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩞𑩠 𑪙𑩞𑩛𑩮𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚌𑚎𑚶𑚌𑚭𑚜𑚤 (Takri script)
- க³ங்க³ாத⁴ர (Tamil script)
- గఙ్గాధర (Telugu script)
- คงฺคาธร (Thai script)
- ག་ངྒཱ་དྷ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑒓𑓂𑒑𑒰𑒡𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨍𑨏𑩇𑨍𑨊𑨜𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of गङ्गा (gaṅgā, “Ganges”) + धर (dhara, “holding, bearing, supporting”), referring to the Hindu belief that the Ganges flows through the matted locks of Shiva's hair.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɡɐŋˈɡɑː.d̪ʱɐ.ɾɐ/
Proper noun
गङ्गाधर • (gaṅgādhara) stem, m
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of गङ्गाधर (gaṅgādhara) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | गङ्गाधरः gaṅgādharaḥ |
गङ्गाधरौ gaṅgādharau |
गङ्गाधराः gaṅgādharāḥ |
| Vocative | गङ्गाधर gaṅgādhara |
गङ्गाधरौ gaṅgādharau |
गङ्गाधराः gaṅgādharāḥ |
| Accusative | गङ्गाधरम् gaṅgādharam |
गङ्गाधरौ gaṅgādharau |
गङ्गाधरान् gaṅgādharān |
| Instrumental | गङ्गाधरेण gaṅgādhareṇa |
गङ्गाधराभ्याम् gaṅgādharābhyām |
गङ्गाधरैः gaṅgādharaiḥ |
| Dative | गङ्गाधराय gaṅgādharāya |
गङ्गाधराभ्याम् gaṅgādharābhyām |
गङ्गाधरेभ्यः gaṅgādharebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | गङ्गाधरात् gaṅgādharāt |
गङ्गाधराभ्याम् gaṅgādharābhyām |
गङ्गाधरेभ्यः gaṅgādharebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | गङ्गाधरस्य gaṅgādharasya |
गङ्गाधरयोः gaṅgādharayoḥ |
गङ्गाधराणाम् gaṅgādharāṇām |
| Locative | गङ्गाधरे gaṅgādhare |
गङ्गाधरयोः gaṅgādharayoḥ |
गङ्गाधरेषु gaṅgādhareṣu |