महादव

Sanskrit

Noun

महादव • (mahādeva) stem, m

1. great god
   1. as an epithet of Rudra-Shiva or one of his attendants (AV., etc.)
   2. as a name of one of the avatars of Rudra-Shiva (Pur.)
   3. as an epithet of Vishnu (MBh., Hariv., RātmatUp.)
2. name of various authors (Cat.)
3. name of a mountain (Vās.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of महादव
Nom. sg.	महादवः (mahādavaḥ)
Gen. sg.	महादवस्य (mahādavasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महादवः (mahādavaḥ)	महादवौ (mahādavau)	महादवाः (mahādavāḥ)
Vocative	महादव (mahādava)	महादवौ (mahādavau)	महादवाः (mahādavāḥ)
Accusative	महादवम् (mahādavam)	महादवौ (mahādavau)	महादवान् (mahādavān)
Instrumental	महादवेन (mahādavena)	महादवाभ्याम् (mahādavābhyām)	महादवैः (mahādavaiḥ)
Dative	महादवाय (mahādavāya)	महादवाभ्याम् (mahādavābhyām)	महादवेभ्यः (mahādavebhyaḥ)
Ablative	महादवात् (mahādavāt)	महादवाभ्याम् (mahādavābhyām)	महादवेभ्यः (mahādavebhyaḥ)
Genitive	महादवस्य (mahādavasya)	महादवयोः (mahādavayoḥ)	महादवानाम् (mahādavānām)
Locative	महादवे (mahādave)	महादवयोः (mahādavayoḥ)	महादवेषु (mahādaveṣu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “महादव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0796.