गणपति

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Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गणपति (gaṇapati).

Proper noun

गणपति • (gaṇapti) m

  1. Ganesha

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Compound of गण (gaṇá, “troop”) +‎ पति (páti, “lord”).

Pronunciation

Noun

गणपति • (gaṇápati) stem, m

  1. the leader of a troop or gang or horde
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.23.1:
      ग॒णानां॑ त्वा ग॒णप॑तिं हवामहे क॒विं क॑वी॒नामु॑प॒मश्र॑वस्तमम् ।
      ज्ये॒ष्ठ॒राजं॒ ब्रह्म॑णां ब्रह्मणस्पत॒ आ नः॑ शृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभिः॑ सीद॒ साद॑नम् ॥
      gaṇā́nāṃ tvā gaṇápatiṃ havāmahe kavíṃ kavīnā́mupamáśravastamam.
      jyeṣṭharā́jaṃ bráhmaṇāṃ brahmaṇaspata ā́ naḥ śṛṇvánnūtíbhiḥ sīda sā́danam.
      We call thee, Lord and Leader of the troops, the wise among the wise, the famousest of all,
      The King supreme of prayers, O Brahmaṇaspati: hear us with help; sit down in place of sacrifice.
    • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) IV.5.4.4:
      ... नमो॑ ग॒णेभ्यो॑ ग॒णप॑तिभ्यश्च वो॒ नमो॒...
      ... námo gaṇébhyo gaṇápatibhyaśca vo námo...
      Homage to you, hordes, and to you, lords of hordes, homage!

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of गणपति
singular dual plural
nominative गणपतिः (gaṇápatiḥ) गणपती (gaṇápatī) गणपतयः (gaṇápatayaḥ)
vocative गणपते (gáṇapate) गणपती (gáṇapatī) गणपतयः (gáṇapatayaḥ)
accusative गणपतिम् (gaṇápatim) गणपती (gaṇápatī) गणपतीन् (gaṇápatīn)
instrumental गणपतिना (gaṇápatinā)
गणपत्या¹ (gaṇápatyā¹) 		गणपतिभ्याम् (gaṇápatibhyām) गणपतिभिः (gaṇápatibhiḥ)
dative गणपतये (gaṇápataye) गणपतिभ्याम् (gaṇápatibhyām) गणपतिभ्यः (gaṇápatibhyaḥ)
ablative गणपतेः (gaṇápateḥ)
गणपत्यः¹ (gaṇápatyaḥ¹) 		गणपतिभ्याम् (gaṇápatibhyām) गणपतिभ्यः (gaṇápatibhyaḥ)
genitive गणपतेः (gaṇápateḥ)
गणपत्यः¹ (gaṇápatyaḥ¹) 		गणपत्योः (gaṇápatyoḥ) गणपतीनाम् (gaṇápatīnām)
locative गणपतौ (gaṇápatau)
गणपता¹ (gaṇápatā¹) 		गणपत्योः (gaṇápatyoḥ) गणपतिषु (gaṇápatiṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Proper noun

गणपति • (gaṇapati) stem, m

  1. Ganesha
    Synonym: गणेश (gaṇeśa)

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of गणपति
singular dual plural
nominative गणपतिः (gaṇapatiḥ) गणपती (gaṇapatī) गणपतयः (gaṇapatayaḥ)
vocative गणपते (gaṇapate) गणपती (gaṇapatī) गणपतयः (gaṇapatayaḥ)
accusative गणपतिम् (gaṇapatim) गणपती (gaṇapatī) गणपतीन् (gaṇapatīn)
instrumental गणपतिना (gaṇapatinā) गणपतिभ्याम् (gaṇapatibhyām) गणपतिभिः (gaṇapatibhiḥ)
dative गणपतये (gaṇapataye) गणपतिभ्याम् (gaṇapatibhyām) गणपतिभ्यः (gaṇapatibhyaḥ)
ablative गणपतेः (gaṇapateḥ) गणपतिभ्याम् (gaṇapatibhyām) गणपतिभ्यः (gaṇapatibhyaḥ)
genitive गणपतेः (gaṇapateḥ) गणपत्योः (gaṇapatyoḥ) गणपतीनाम् (gaṇapatīnām)
locative गणपतौ (gaṇapatau) गणपत्योः (gaṇapatyoḥ) गणपतिषु (gaṇapatiṣu)

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