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 • (gaṇapáti) 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 (gaṇapáti)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गणपतिः
gaṇapátiḥ 		गणपती
gaṇapátī 		गणपतयः
gaṇapátayaḥ
Vocative गणपते
gáṇapate 		गणपती
gáṇapatī 		गणपतयः
gáṇapatayaḥ
Accusative गणपतिम्
gaṇapátim 		गणपती
gaṇapátī 		गणपतीन्
gaṇapátīn
Instrumental गणपतिना / गणपत्या¹
gaṇapátinā / gaṇapátyā¹ 		गणपतिभ्याम्
gaṇapátibhyām 		गणपतिभिः
gaṇapátibhiḥ
Dative गणपतये
gaṇapátaye 		गणपतिभ्याम्
gaṇapátibhyām 		गणपतिभ्यः
gaṇapátibhyaḥ
Ablative गणपतेः / गणपत्यः¹
gaṇapáteḥ / gaṇapátyaḥ¹ 		गणपतिभ्याम्
gaṇapátibhyām 		गणपतिभ्यः
gaṇapátibhyaḥ
Genitive गणपतेः / गणपत्यः¹
gaṇapáteḥ / gaṇapátyaḥ¹ 		गणपत्योः
gaṇapátyoḥ 		गणपतीनाम्
gaṇapátīnām
Locative गणपतौ / गणपता¹
gaṇapátau / gaṇapátā¹ 		गणपत्योः
gaṇapátyoḥ 		गणपतिषु
gaṇapátiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Proper noun

गणपति • (gaṇapati) stem, m

  1. Ganesha

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of गणपति (gaṇapati)
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 / गणपत्या¹
gaṇapatinā / gaṇapatyā¹ 		गणपतिभ्याम्
gaṇapatibhyām 		गणपतिभिः
gaṇapatibhiḥ
Dative गणपतये
gaṇapataye 		गणपतिभ्याम्
gaṇapatibhyām 		गणपतिभ्यः
gaṇapatibhyaḥ
Ablative गणपतेः / गणपत्यः¹
gaṇapateḥ / gaṇapatyaḥ¹ 		गणपतिभ्याम्
gaṇapatibhyām 		गणपतिभ्यः
gaṇapatibhyaḥ
Genitive गणपतेः / गणपत्यः¹
gaṇapateḥ / gaṇapatyaḥ¹ 		गणपत्योः
gaṇapatyoḥ 		गणपतीनाम्
gaṇapatīnām
Locative गणपतौ / गणपता¹
gaṇapatau / gaṇapatā¹ 		गणपत्योः
gaṇapatyoḥ 		गणपतिषु
gaṇapatiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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