गणपति

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गणपति (gaṇapati).

Proper noun

गणपति • (gaṇapti) m

1. Ganesha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গণপতি (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬡᬧᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• গণপতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰜𑰢𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀡𑀧𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဂဏပတိ (Burmese script)
• ગણપતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਗਣਪਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦟꦥꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂝𑂣𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಗಣಪತಿ (Kannada script)
• គណបតិ (Khmer script)
• ຄຓປຕິ (Lao script)
• ഗണപതി (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠠᢏᠠᢒᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘜𑘢𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠠᢏᠠᢒᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑦼𑧂𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐞𑐥𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଗଣପତି (Odia script)
• ꢔꢠꢦꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆟𑆥𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖜𑖢𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ගණපති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩪𑩰𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚘𑚞𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• க³ணபதி (Tamil script)
• గణపతి (Telugu script)
• คณปติ (Thai script)
• ག་ཎ་པ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒝𑒣𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨘𑨞𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of 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) stem, m

1. 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 invoke the Brahmaṇaspati, leader of the heavenly bands; the sage of sages; abounding beyond measure in every kind of food; best lord of prayer; hearing our invocations, come with your protections, and sit down in the chamber of sacrifice.

   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) IV.5.4.4:

     ... नमो॑ ग॒णेभ्यो॑ ग॒णप॑तिभ्यश्च वो॒ नमो॒...

     ... námo gaṇébhyo gaṇápatibhyaśca vo námo...

     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 gaṇápataye	गणपतिभ्याम् gaṇápatibhyām	गणपतिभ्यः gaṇápatibhyaḥ
Ablative	गणपतेः / गणपत्यः¹ gaṇápateḥ / gaṇápatyaḥ¹	गणपतिभ्याम् gaṇápatibhyām	गणपतिभ्यः gaṇápatibhyaḥ
Genitive	गणपतेः / गणपत्यः¹ gaṇápateḥ / gaṇápatyaḥ¹	गणपत्योः gaṇápatyoḥ	गणपतीनाम् gaṇápatīnām
Locative	गणपतौ / गणपता¹ gaṇápatau / gaṇápatā¹	गणपत्योः gaṇápatyoḥ	गणपतिषु gaṇápatiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Proper noun

गणपति • (gaṇapati) stem, m

1. Ganesha

Synonyms

• गणेश (gaṇeśa)