भूतपति

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Etymology

Compound of भूत (bhūta, “being; evil spirit, ghost”) +‎ पति (pati, “Lord”), referring to the Hindu belief that Shiva's entourage consists of ghosts, goblins and spirits.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

भूतपति • (bhūtapáti) stem, m

  1. "Lord of spirits and ghosts", an epithet of Rudra-Śiva
    • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 2.14.4:
      भूतपतिर् निर् अजत्व् इन्द्रश् चेतः सदान्वाः ।
      गृहस्य बुध्न आसीनास् ता इन्द्रो वज्रेणाधि तिष्ठतु ॥
      bhūtapatir nir ajatv indraś cetaḥ sadānvāḥ.
      gṛhasya budhna āsīnās tā indro vajreṇādhi tiṣṭhatu.
      May Bhūtapati and Indra drive away the Sadānvās from here.
      Let Indra with his bolt quell those who sit upon our dwelling's floor.
    • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 11.6.23:
      भूतं ब्रूमो भूतपतिं भूतानाम् उत यो वशी ।
      भूतानि सर्वा संगत्य ते नो मुञ्चन्त्व् अंहसः ॥
      bhūtaṃ brūmo bhūtapatiṃ bhūtānām uta yo vaśī.
      bhūtāni sarvā saṃgatya te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ.
      The spirit, yea, the spirits' Lord, ruler of spirits, we address.
      Together let all spirits meet: may these deliver us from woe.

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of भूतपति (bhūtapáti)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भूतपतिः
bhūtapátiḥ 		भूतपती
bhūtapátī 		भूतपतयः
bhūtapátayaḥ
Vocative भूतपते
bhū́tapate 		भूतपती
bhū́tapatī 		भूतपतयः
bhū́tapatayaḥ
Accusative भूतपतिम्
bhūtapátim 		भूतपती
bhūtapátī 		भूतपतीन्
bhūtapátīn
Instrumental भूतपतिना / भूतपत्या¹
bhūtapátinā / bhūtapátyā¹ 		भूतपतिभ्याम्
bhūtapátibhyām 		भूतपतिभिः
bhūtapátibhiḥ
Dative भूतपतये
bhūtapátaye 		भूतपतिभ्याम्
bhūtapátibhyām 		भूतपतिभ्यः
bhūtapátibhyaḥ
Ablative भूतपतेः / भूतपत्यः¹
bhūtapáteḥ / bhūtapátyaḥ¹ 		भूतपतिभ्याम्
bhūtapátibhyām 		भूतपतिभ्यः
bhūtapátibhyaḥ
Genitive भूतपतेः / भूतपत्यः¹
bhūtapáteḥ / bhūtapátyaḥ¹ 		भूतपत्योः
bhūtapátyoḥ 		भूतपतीनाम्
bhūtapátīnām
Locative भूतपतौ / भूतपता¹
bhūtapátau / bhūtapátā¹ 		भूतपत्योः
bhūtapátyoḥ 		भूतपतिषु
bhūtapátiṣu
Notes
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