महावीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महावीर (mahāvīra), from महा (mahā) +‎ वीर (vīra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑː.ʋiːɾ/, [mɐ.ɦäː.ʋiːɾ]
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Adjective

महावीर • (mahāvīr) (indeclinable)

1. (literally) very brave, courageous

Proper noun

महावीर • (mahāvīr) m

1. Mahavir, 24th Tirthankara of Jainism in the current avsarpini time cycle
2. an epithet of Hanuman

   Synonym: हनुमान (hanumān)

3. an epithet of Gautama Buddha

   Synonyms: बुद्ध (buddh), गौतम बुद्ध (gautam buddh)

Declension

Declension of महावीर (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	महावीर mahāvīr
oblique	महावीर mahāvīr
vocative	महावीर mahāvīr

Noun

महावीर • (mahāvīr) m

1. lion
2. white horse

Declension

Declension of महावीर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महावीर mahāvīr	महावीर mahāvīr
oblique	महावीर mahāvīr	महावीरों mahāvīrõ
vocative	महावीर mahāvīr	महावीरो mahāvīro

Prakrit

Proper noun

महावीर (mahāvīra) m

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀯𑀻𑀭 (“Mahavira”)

Declension

Maharastri declension of महावीर (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	महावीरो (mahāvīro)	महावीरा (mahāvīrā)
Accusative	महावीरं (mahāvīraṃ)	महावीरे (mahāvīre) or महावीरा (mahāvīrā)
Instrumental	महावीरेण (mahāvīreṇa) or महावीरेणं (mahāvīreṇaṃ)	महावीरेहि (mahāvīrehi) or महावीरेहिं (mahāvīrehiṃ)
Dative	महावीराअ (mahāvīrāa)	—
Ablative	महावीराओ (mahāvīrāo) or महावीराउ (mahāvīrāu) or महावीरा (mahāvīrā) or महावीराहि (mahāvīrāhi) or महावीराहिंतो (mahāvīrāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	महावीरस्स (mahāvīrassa)	महावीराण (mahāvīrāṇa) or महावीराणं (mahāvīrāṇaṃ)
Locative	महावीरम्मि (mahāvīrammi) or महावीरे (mahāvīre)	महावीरेसु (mahāvīresu) or महावीरेसुं (mahāvīresuṃ)
Vocative	महावीर (mahāvīra) or महावीरा (mahāvīrā)	महावीरा (mahāvīrā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• মহাৱীৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬳᬵᬯᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
• মহাবীর (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰪𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀯𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• မဟာဝီရ (Burmese script)
• મહાવીર (Gujarati script)
• ਮਹਾਵੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦲꦴꦮꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂫𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಹಾವೀರ (Kannada script)
• មហាវីរ (Khmer script)
• ມຫາວີຣ (Lao script)
• മഹാവീര (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠸᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘪𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᠸᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧎𑧑𑧊𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐰𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
• ମହାଵୀର (Odia script)
• ꢪꢲꢵꢮꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆮𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖪𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
• මහාවීර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚦𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
• மஹாவீர (Tamil script)
• మహావీర (Telugu script)
• มหาวีร (Thai script)
• མ་ཧཱ་ཝཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒫𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of महा (mahā́, “great”) +‎ वीर (vīrá, “hero”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.ʋiː.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.ʋiː.ɾɐ/

Proper noun

महावीर • (mahāvīrá) stem, m

1. Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara of Jainism in the current avasarpiṇī time cycle.
2. an epithet of Hanuman

   Synonym: हनुमत् (hanumat)

3. an epithet of Gautam Buddha

   Synonym: बुद्ध (buddha)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of महावीर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	महावीरः (mahāvīráḥ)	महावीरौ (mahāvīraú) महावीरा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹)	महावीराः (mahāvīrā́ḥ) महावीरासः¹ (mahāvīrā́saḥ¹)
accusative	महावीरम् (mahāvīrám)	महावीरौ (mahāvīraú) महावीरा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹)	महावीरान् (mahāvīrā́n)
instrumental	महावीरेण (mahāvīréṇa)	महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām)	महावीरैः (mahāvīraíḥ) महावीरेभिः¹ (mahāvīrébhiḥ¹)
dative	महावीराय (mahāvīrā́ya)	महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām)	महावीरेभ्यः (mahāvīrébhyaḥ)
ablative	महावीरात् (mahāvīrā́t)	महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām)	महावीरेभ्यः (mahāvīrébhyaḥ)
genitive	महावीरस्य (mahāvīrásya)	महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ)	महावीराणाम् (mahāvīrā́ṇām)
locative	महावीरे (mahāvīré)	महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ)	महावीरेषु (mahāvīréṣu)
vocative	महावीर (máhāvīra)	महावीरौ (máhāvīrau) महावीरा¹ (máhāvīrā¹)	महावीराः (máhāvīrāḥ) महावीरासः¹ (máhāvīrāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Adjective

महावीर • (mahāvīra) stem

1. very brave, courageous
2. great

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of महावीर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	महावीरः (mahāvīráḥ)	महावीरौ (mahāvīraú) महावीरा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹)	महावीराः (mahāvīrā́ḥ) महावीरासः¹ (mahāvīrā́saḥ¹)
accusative	महावीरम् (mahāvīrám)	महावीरौ (mahāvīraú) महावीरा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹)	महावीरान् (mahāvīrā́n)
instrumental	महावीरेण (mahāvīréṇa)	महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām)	महावीरैः (mahāvīraíḥ) महावीरेभिः¹ (mahāvīrébhiḥ¹)
dative	महावीराय (mahāvīrā́ya)	महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām)	महावीरेभ्यः (mahāvīrébhyaḥ)
ablative	महावीरात् (mahāvīrā́t)	महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām)	महावीरेभ्यः (mahāvīrébhyaḥ)
genitive	महावीरस्य (mahāvīrásya)	महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ)	महावीराणाम् (mahāvīrā́ṇām)
locative	महावीरे (mahāvīré)	महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ)	महावीरेषु (mahāvīréṣu)
vocative	महावीर (máhāvīra)	महावीरौ (máhāvīrau) महावीरा¹ (máhāvīrā¹)	महावीराः (máhāvīrāḥ) महावीरासः¹ (máhāvīrāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of महावीरा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	महावीरा (mahāvīrā́)	महावीरे (mahāvīré)	महावीराः (mahāvīrā́ḥ)
accusative	महावीराम् (mahāvīrā́m)	महावीरे (mahāvīré)	महावीराः (mahāvīrā́ḥ)
instrumental	महावीरया (mahāvīráyā) महावीरा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹)	महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām)	महावीराभिः (mahāvīrā́bhiḥ)
dative	महावीरायै (mahāvīrā́yai)	महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām)	महावीराभ्यः (mahāvīrā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	महावीरायाः (mahāvīrā́yāḥ) महावीरायै² (mahāvīrā́yai²)	महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām)	महावीराभ्यः (mahāvīrā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	महावीरायाः (mahāvīrā́yāḥ) महावीरायै² (mahāvīrā́yai²)	महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ)	महावीराणाम् (mahāvīrā́ṇām)
locative	महावीरायाम् (mahāvīrā́yām)	महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ)	महावीरासु (mahāvīrā́su)
vocative	महावीरे (máhāvīre)	महावीरे (máhāvīre)	महावीराः (máhāvīrāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of महावीर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	महावीरम् (mahāvīrám)	महावीरे (mahāvīré)	महावीराणि (mahāvīrā́ṇi) महावीरा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹)
accusative	महावीरम् (mahāvīrám)	महावीरे (mahāvīré)	महावीराणि (mahāvīrā́ṇi) महावीरा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹)
instrumental	महावीरेण (mahāvīréṇa)	महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām)	महावीरैः (mahāvīraíḥ) महावीरेभिः¹ (mahāvīrébhiḥ¹)
dative	महावीराय (mahāvīrā́ya)	महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām)	महावीरेभ्यः (mahāvīrébhyaḥ)
ablative	महावीरात् (mahāvīrā́t)	महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām)	महावीरेभ्यः (mahāvīrébhyaḥ)
genitive	महावीरस्य (mahāvīrásya)	महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ)	महावीराणाम् (mahāvīrā́ṇām)
locative	महावीरे (mahāvīré)	महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ)	महावीरेषु (mahāvīréṣu)
vocative	महावीर (máhāvīra)	महावीरे (máhāvīre)	महावीराणि (máhāvīrāṇi) महावीरा¹ (máhāvīrā¹)

• ¹Vedic