Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भोलानाथ (bholānātha). Some modern folk etymologies tie this name to भोला (bholā, “innocent”), symbolising Shiva as innocent and thus pure.
भोलानाथ • (bholānāth) m
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | भोलानाथ bholānāth |
| oblique | भोलानाथ bholānāth |
| vocative | भोलानाथ bholānāth |
Compound of भोला (bholā) + नाथ (nātha, “lord”). The first part is probably inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰawras (“dawn”) (whence also Bengali ভোর (bhōr), Hindi भोर (bhor, “dawn”)), as Shiva is the husband of Ushas, goddess of dawn.
भोलानाथ • (bholānātha) stem, m
| Masculine a-stem declension of भोलानाथ (bholānātha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | भोलानाथः bholānāthaḥ |
भोलानाथौ bholānāthau |
भोलानाथाः bholānāthāḥ |
| Vocative | भोलानाथ bholānātha |
भोलानाथौ bholānāthau |
भोलानाथाः bholānāthāḥ |
| Accusative | भोलानाथम् bholānātham |
भोलानाथौ bholānāthau |
भोलानाथान् bholānāthān |
| Instrumental | भोलानाथेन bholānāthena |
भोलानाथाभ्याम् bholānāthābhyām |
भोलानाथैः bholānāthaiḥ |
| Dative | भोलानाथाय bholānāthāya |
भोलानाथाभ्याम् bholānāthābhyām |
भोलानाथेभ्यः bholānāthebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | भोलानाथात् bholānāthāt |
भोलानाथाभ्याम् bholānāthābhyām |
भोलानाथेभ्यः bholānāthebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | भोलानाथस्य bholānāthasya |
भोलानाथयोः bholānāthayoḥ |
भोलानाथानाम् bholānāthānām |
| Locative | भोलानाथे bholānāthe |
भोलानाथयोः bholānāthayoḥ |
भोलानाथेषु bholānātheṣu |