गङ्गाधर

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

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 edit

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 edit

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐŋ.ɡɑː.dʱɐ.ɾɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡɐŋˈɡɑː.d̪ʱɐ.ɾɐ/

Proper noun edit

गङ्गाधर • (gaṅgādhara) stem, m

the "holder of the Ganges", a name of Shiva

Declension edit

Masculine a-stem declension of गङ्गाधर (gaṅgādhara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गङ्गाधरः gaṅgādharaḥ	गङ्गाधरौ / गङ्गाधरा¹ gaṅgādharau / gaṅgādharā¹	गङ्गाधराः / गङ्गाधरासः¹ gaṅgādharāḥ / gaṅgādharāsaḥ¹
Vocative	गङ्गाधर gaṅgādhara	गङ्गाधरौ / गङ्गाधरा¹ gaṅgādharau / gaṅgādharā¹	गङ्गाधराः / गङ्गाधरासः¹ gaṅgādharāḥ / gaṅgādharāsaḥ¹
Accusative	गङ्गाधरम् gaṅgādharam	गङ्गाधरौ / गङ्गाधरा¹ gaṅgādharau / gaṅgādharā¹	गङ्गाधरान् gaṅgādharān
Instrumental	गङ्गाधरेण gaṅgādhareṇa	गङ्गाधराभ्याम् gaṅgādharābhyām	गङ्गाधरैः / गङ्गाधरेभिः¹ gaṅgādharaiḥ / gaṅgādharebhiḥ¹
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
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants edit

→ Bengali: গঙ্গাধর (goṅgadhor)
→ Gujarati: ગંગાધર (gaṅgādhar)
→ Hindi: गंगाधर (gaṅgādhar)
→ Kannada: ಗಂಗಾಧರ (gaṅgādhara)
→ Marathi: गंगाधर (gaṅgādhar)
→ Tamil: கங்காதரன் (kaṅkātaraṉ)
→ Telugu: గంగాధరుడు (gaṅgādharuḍu)