महागज
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit महागज (mahāgaja).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦɑː.ɡəd͡ʒ/, [mɐ.ɦäː.ɡɐd͡ʒ]
Noun
महागज • (mahāgaj) m
- great elephant, world elephant
- (Hinduism, mythology) Ashtadiggajas; elephants that support the earth.
- Synonym: अष्टदिग्गज (aṣṭadiggaj)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “महागज”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3841
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মহাগজ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬳᬵᬕᬚ (Balinese script)
- মহাগজ (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰐𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀕𑀚 (Brahmi script)
- မဟာဂဇ (Burmese script)
- મહાગજ (Gujarati script)
- ਮਹਾਗਜ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌗𑌜 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦲꦴꦒꦗ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂏𑂔 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಹಾಗಜ (Kannada script)
- មហាគជ (Khmer script)
- ມຫາຄຊ (Lao script)
- മഹാഗജ (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠊ᠠᡤᠠᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘐𑘕 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᠺᠠᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧎𑧑𑦰𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐐𑐖 (Newa script)
- ମହାଗଜ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢲꢵꢔꢙ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆓𑆘 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖐𑖕 (Siddham script)
- මහාගජ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩞𑩣 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚌𑚑 (Takri script)
- மஹாக³ஜ (Tamil script)
- మహాగజ (Telugu script)
- มหาคช (Thai script)
- མ་ཧཱ་ག་ཛ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒑𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨍𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of म॒हा (mahā́, “great”) + गज (gaja, “elephant”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɦɑ́ː.ɡɐ.d͡ʑɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.ɡɐ.d͡ʑɐ/
Noun
म॒हाग॑ज • (mahā́gaja) stem, m
- a great elephant
- (mythology) one of the elephants that support the earth
- Synonym: दिक्करिन् (dikkarin)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | म॒हाग॑जः (mahā́gajaḥ) | म॒हाग॑जौ (mahā́gajau) म॒हाग॑जा¹ (mahā́gajā¹) |
म॒हाग॑जाः (mahā́gajāḥ) म॒हाग॑जासः¹ (mahā́gajāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | म॒हाग॑जम् (mahā́gajam) | म॒हाग॑जौ (mahā́gajau) म॒हाग॑जा¹ (mahā́gajā¹) |
म॒हाग॑जान् (mahā́gajān) |
| instrumental | म॒हाग॑जेन (mahā́gajena) | म॒हाग॑जाभ्याम् (mahā́gajābhyām) | म॒हाग॑जैः (mahā́gajaiḥ) म॒हाग॑जेभिः¹ (mahā́gajebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | म॒हाग॑जाय (mahā́gajāya) | म॒हाग॑जाभ्याम् (mahā́gajābhyām) | म॒हाग॑जेभ्यः (mahā́gajebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | म॒हाग॑जात् (mahā́gajāt) | म॒हाग॑जाभ्याम् (mahā́gajābhyām) | म॒हाग॑जेभ्यः (mahā́gajebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | म॒हाग॑जस्य (mahā́gajasya) | म॒हाग॑जयोः (mahā́gajayoḥ) | म॒हाग॑जानाम् (mahā́gajānām) |
| locative | म॒हाग॑जे (mahā́gaje) | म॒हाग॑जयोः (mahā́gajayoḥ) | म॒हाग॑जेषु (mahā́gajeṣu) |
| vocative | महा॑गज (máhāgaja) | महा॑गजौ (máhāgajau) महा॑गजा¹ (máhāgajā¹) |
महा॑गजाः (máhāgajāḥ) महा॑गजासः¹ (máhāgajāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “महागज”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 795.