गणपति

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गणपति (gaṇapati).

Proper noun

गणपति • (gaṇapti) m

Ganesha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

ᬕᬡᬧᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
গণপতি (Assamese script)
গণপতি (Bengali script)
𑰐𑰜𑰢𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀕𑀡𑀧𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
ગણપતિ (Gujarati script)
ਗਣਪਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦒꦟꦥꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
គណបតិ (Khmer script)
ಗಣಪತಿ (Kannada script)
ຄຓປຕິ (Lao script)
ഗണപതി (Malayalam script)
𑘐𑘜𑘢𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
ᠺᠠᢏᠠᢒᠠᢐᢈ (Mongolian script)
ᡤᠠᢏᠠᢒᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
ဂဏပတိ (Burmese script)
𑦰𑦼𑧂𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐐𑐞𑐥𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
ଗଣପତି (Oriya script)
ꢔꢠꢦꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆓𑆟𑆥𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖐𑖜𑖢𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
ගණපති (Sinhalese script)
గణపతి (Telugu script)
คณปติ (Thai script)
ག་ཎ་པ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
𑒑𑒝𑒣𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

गण (gaṇa, “troop, gang, horde”) +‎ पति (pati, “lord, master”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.ɳɐ́.pɐ.ti/

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐ.ɳɐ.pɐ.t̪i/

Noun

गणपति • (gaṇápati) m

the leader of a troop or gang or horde
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.23.1:
  ग॒णानां॑ त्वा ग॒णप॑तिं हवामहे क॒विं क॑वी॒नामु॑प॒मश्र॑वस्तमम् ।
  ज्ये॒ष्ठ॒राजं॒ ब्रह्म॑णां ब्रह्मणस्पत॒ आ नः॑ शृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभिः॑ सीद॒ साद॑नम् ॥
  gaṇā́nāṃ tvā gaṇápatiṃ havāmahe kavíṃ kavīnā́mupamáśravastamam.
  jyeṣṭharā́jaṃ bráhmaṇāṃ brahmaṇaspata ā́ naḥ śṛṇvánnūtíbhiḥ sīda sā́danam.
  We call thee, Lord and Leader of the troops, the wise among the wise, the famousest of all,
  The King supreme of prayers, O Brahmaṇaspati: hear us with help; sit down in place of sacrifice.
- c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) IV.5.4.4:
  ... नमो॑ ग॒णेभ्यो॑ ग॒णप॑तिभ्यश्च वो॒ नमो॒...
  ... namo gaṇebhyo gaṇapatibhyaśca vo namo...
  Homage to you, hordes, and to you, lords of hordes, homage!

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of गणपति (gaṇápati)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गणपतिः gaṇápatiḥ	गणपती gaṇápatī	गणपतयः gaṇápatayaḥ
Vocative	गणपते gáṇapate	गणपती gáṇapatī	गणपतयः gáṇapatayaḥ
Accusative	गणपतिम् gaṇápatim	गणपती gaṇápatī	गणपतीन् gaṇápatīn
Instrumental	गणपतिना / गणपत्या¹ gaṇápatinā / gaṇápatyā¹	गणपतिभ्याम् gaṇápatibhyām	गणपतिभिः gaṇápatibhiḥ
Dative	गणपतये / गणपत्ये² gaṇápataye / gaṇápatye²	गणपतिभ्याम् gaṇápatibhyām	गणपतिभ्यः gaṇápatibhyaḥ
Ablative	गणपतेः / गणपत्यः² gaṇápateḥ / gaṇápatyaḥ²	गणपतिभ्याम् gaṇápatibhyām	गणपतिभ्यः gaṇápatibhyaḥ
Genitive	गणपतेः / गणपत्यः² gaṇápateḥ / gaṇápatyaḥ²	गणपत्योः gaṇápatyoḥ	गणपतीनाम् gaṇápatīnām
Locative	गणपतौ gaṇápatau	गणपत्योः gaṇápatyoḥ	गणपतिषु gaṇápatiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Proper noun

गणपति • (gaṇapati)

Ganesha

Synonyms

गणेश (gaṇeśa)

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