महाजनपद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाजनपद (mahājanapada), compound of महा (mahā) +‎ जनपद (janapada).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑː.d͡ʒən.pəd̪/, [mɐ.ɦäː.d͡ʒɐ̃n.pɐd̪]

Noun

महाजनपद • (mahājanpad) m

1. Mahajanapadas

Declension

Declension of महाजनपद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महाजनपद mahājanpad	महाजनपद mahājanpad
oblique	महाजनपद mahājanpad	महाजनपदों mahājanpadõ
vocative	महाजनपद mahājanpad	महाजनपदो mahājanpado

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মহাজনপদ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬳᬵᬚᬦᬧᬤ (Balinese script)
• মহাজনপদ (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰕𑰡𑰢𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀚𑀦𑀧𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• မဟာဇနပဒ (Burmese script)
• મહાજનપદ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਹਾਜਨਪਦ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌜𑌨𑌪𑌦 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦲꦴꦗꦤꦥꦢ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂔𑂢𑂣𑂠 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಹಾಜನಪದ (Kannada script)
• មហាជនបទ (Khmer script)
• ມຫາຊນປທ (Lao script)
• മഹാജനപദ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡯᠠᠨᠠᢒᠠᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘕𑘡𑘢𑘟 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᠽᠠᠨᠠᢒᠠᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧎𑧑𑦵𑧁𑧂𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐖𑐣𑐥𑐡 (Newa script)
• ମହାଜନପଦ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢲꢵꢙꢥꢦꢣ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆘𑆤𑆥𑆢 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖕𑖡𑖢𑖟 (Siddham script)
• මහාජනපද (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩣𑩯𑩰𑩭 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚑𑚝𑚞𑚛 (Takri script)
• மஹாஜநபத³ (Tamil script)
• మహాజనపద (Telugu script)
• มหาชนปท (Thai script)
• མ་ཧཱ་ཛ་ན་པ་ད (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒖𑒢𑒣𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨥𑨝𑨞𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of महा (mahā́, “great”) +‎ जनपद (janapadá).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.d͡ʑɐ.nɐ.pɐ.dɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑːˈd͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐ.pɐ.d̪ɐ/

Proper noun

महाजनपद • (mahājanapadá) stem, n

1. Mahajanapadas, a number of prominent ancient Indian realms extant c. 600 B.C.E. to 345 B.C.E.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of महाजनपद (mahājanapadá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महाजनपदम् mahājanapadám	महाजनपदे mahājanapadé	महाजनपदानि / महाजनपदा¹ mahājanapadā́ni / mahājanapadā́¹
Vocative	महाजनपद máhājanapada	महाजनपदे máhājanapade	महाजनपदानि / महाजनपदा¹ máhājanapadāni / máhājanapadā¹
Accusative	महाजनपदम् mahājanapadám	महाजनपदे mahājanapadé	महाजनपदानि / महाजनपदा¹ mahājanapadā́ni / mahājanapadā́¹
Instrumental	महाजनपदेन mahājanapadéna	महाजनपदाभ्याम् mahājanapadā́bhyām	महाजनपदैः / महाजनपदेभिः¹ mahājanapadaíḥ / mahājanapadébhiḥ¹
Dative	महाजनपदाय mahājanapadā́ya	महाजनपदाभ्याम् mahājanapadā́bhyām	महाजनपदेभ्यः mahājanapadébhyaḥ
Ablative	महाजनपदात् mahājanapadā́t	महाजनपदाभ्याम् mahājanapadā́bhyām	महाजनपदेभ्यः mahājanapadébhyaḥ
Genitive	महाजनपदस्य mahājanapadásya	महाजनपदयोः mahājanapadáyoḥ	महाजनपदानाम् mahājanapadā́nām
Locative	महाजनपदे mahājanapadé	महाजनपदयोः mahājanapadáyoḥ	महाजनपदेषु mahājanapadéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic