गणेश

Hindi

श्री‌ गणेश

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गणेश (Gaṇeśa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡə.ɳeːʃ/, [ɡɐ.ɳeːʃ]

Proper noun

गणेश • (gaṇeś) m (Urdu spelling گنیش)

1. (Hinduism) Ganesha, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and the god of wisdom, success, and beginnings

   Synonyms: गणपति (gaṇapti), विनायक (vināyak), गजानन (gajānan), लंबोदर (lambodar), एकदंत (ekdant)

   किसी भी शुभ कार्य के प्रारंभ से पहले भगवान गणेश की पूजा की जाती है।

   kisī bhī śubh kārya ke prārambh se pahle bhagvān gaṇeś kī pūjā kī jātī hai.

   Before beginning any auspicious work, Lord Ganesha is worshipped first of all.

2. a male given name, Ganesh and Ganesha, from Sanskrit

Declension

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

	singular
direct	गणेश gaṇeś
oblique	गणेश gaṇeś
vocative	गणेश gaṇeś

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “गणेश”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1221
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “गणेश”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 168
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “गणेश”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 143.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গণেশ (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬡᬾᬰ (Balinese script)
• গণেশ (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰜𑰸𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀡𑁂𑀰 (Brahmi script)
• ဂဏေၐ (Burmese script)
• ગણેશ (Gujarati script)
• ਗਣੇਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦟꦺꦯ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂝𑂵𑂬 (Kaithi script)
• ಗಣೇಶ (Kannada script)
• គណេឝ (Khmer script)
• ຄເຓຨ (Lao script)
• ഗണേശ (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠠᢏᡝᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘜𑘹𑘫 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠠᢏᠧᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑦼𑧚𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐞𑐾𑐱 (Newa script)
• ଗଣେଶ (Odia script)
• ꢔꢠꢾꢯ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆟𑆼𑆯 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖜𑖸𑖫 (Siddham script)
• ගණෙශ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩪𑩔𑩿 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚘𑚲𑚧 (Takri script)
• க³ணேஶ (Tamil script)
• గణేశ (Telugu script)
• คเณศ (Thai script)
• ག་ཎེ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒝𑒹𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨘𑨄𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of गण (ganá, “servants of Shiva”) +‎ ईश (īśá, “lord, master”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.ɳeː.ɕɐ/

Proper noun

गणेश • (gaṇeśa) stem, m

1. Ganesha

   Synonym: गणपति (gaṇapati)

2. name of Shiva
3. (in the plural) a class of siddhas (with śaivas)
4. name of a renowned astronomer of the 16th century
5. name of a son of Rāma-deva
6. name of a son of Viśvanātha-dīkṣita and grandson of Bhāvarāma-kṛṣṇa (author of a commentary called Ciccandrikā)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गणेश

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गणेशः (gaṇeśaḥ)	गणेशौ (gaṇeśau)	गणेशाः (gaṇeśāḥ)
accusative	गणेशम् (gaṇeśam)	गणेशौ (gaṇeśau)	गणेशान् (gaṇeśān)
instrumental	गणेशेन (gaṇeśena)	गणेशाभ्याम् (gaṇeśābhyām)	गणेशैः (gaṇeśaiḥ)
dative	गणेशाय (gaṇeśāya)	गणेशाभ्याम् (gaṇeśābhyām)	गणेशेभ्यः (gaṇeśebhyaḥ)
ablative	गणेशात् (gaṇeśāt)	गणेशाभ्याम् (gaṇeśābhyām)	गणेशेभ्यः (gaṇeśebhyaḥ)
genitive	गणेशस्य (gaṇeśasya)	गणेशयोः (gaṇeśayoḥ)	गणेशानाम् (gaṇeśānām)
locative	गणेशे (gaṇeśe)	गणेशयोः (gaṇeśayoḥ)	गणेशेषु (gaṇeśeṣu)
vocative	गणेश (gaṇeśa)	गणेशौ (gaṇeśau)	गणेशाः (gaṇeśāḥ)

Descendants

• → Assamese: গণেশ (gonex)
• → Bengali: গণেশ (goneś)
• → English: Ganesha
• → Hindi: गणेश (gaṇeś)
• → Japanese: ガネーシャ
• → Kannada: ಗಣೇಶ (gaṇēśa)
• → Malayalam: ഗണേശന് (gaṇēśanŭ)
• → Marathi: गणेश (gaṇeś)
• → Nepali: गणेश (gaṇeś)
• → Odia: ଗଣେଶ (gaṇeśa)
• Prakrit: 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇 (gaṇavaï)
• → Punjabi: ਗਣੇਸ਼ (gaṇeś)
• → Tamil: கணேசன் (kaṇēcaṉ)
• → Telugu: గణేశుడు (gaṇēśuḍu)
• → Thai: คเณศ (ká-nêet)
• → Urdu: گنیش

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “गणेश”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 343, column 2.