भोलानाथ
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भोलानाथ (bholānātha). Some modern folk etymologies tie this name to भोला (bholā, “innocent”), symbolising Shiva as innocent and thus pure.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
भोलानाथ • (bholānāth) m
Declension edit
Declension of भोलानाथ (sg-only masc cons-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | भोलानाथ bholānāth |
| oblique | भोलानाथ bholānāth |
| vocative | भोलानाथ bholānāth |
Sanskrit edit
Etymology edit
Compound of भोला (bholā) + नाथ (nātha, “guardian”). 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.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
भोलानाथ • (bholānātha) stem, m
Declension edit
| Masculine a-stem declension of भोलानाथ (bholānātha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | भोलानाथः bholānāthaḥ |
भोलानाथौ / भोलानाथा¹ bholānāthau / bholānāthā¹ |
भोलानाथाः / भोलानाथासः¹ bholānāthāḥ / bholānāthāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | भोलानाथ bholānātha |
भोलानाथौ / भोलानाथा¹ bholānāthau / bholānāthā¹ |
भोलानाथाः / भोलानाथासः¹ bholānāthāḥ / bholānāthāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | भोलानाथम् bholānātham |
भोलानाथौ / भोलानाथा¹ bholānāthau / bholānāthā¹ |
भोलानाथान् bholānāthān |
| Instrumental | भोलानाथेन bholānāthena |
भोलानाथाभ्याम् bholānāthābhyām |
भोलानाथैः / भोलानाथेभिः¹ bholānāthaiḥ / bholānāthebhiḥ¹ |
| 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 |
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Descendants edit
- → Hindi: भोलानाथ (bholānāth)
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “भोलानाथ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 768.