महायुद्ध

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit महायुद्ध (mahāyuddha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑː.jʊd̪d̪ʱ/, [mɐ.ɦäː.jʊd̪(ː)ʱ]

Noun

महायुद्ध • (mahāyuddh) m

1. world war, great war

   Synonym: विश्वयुद्ध (viśvayuddh)

Declension

Declension of महायुद्ध (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महायुद्ध mahāyuddh	महायुद्ध mahāyuddh
oblique	महायुद्ध mahāyuddh	महायुद्धों mahāyuddhõ
vocative	महायुद्ध mahāyuddh	महायुद्धो mahāyuddho

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মহায়ুদ্ধ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬳᬵᬬᬸᬤ᭄ᬥ (Balinese script)
• মহায়ুদ্ধ (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰧𑰲𑰟𑰿𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀬𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• မဟာယုဒ္ဓ (Burmese script)
• મહાયુદ્ધ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਹਾਯੁਦ੍ਧ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦲꦴꦪꦸꦢ꧀ꦣ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂨𑂳𑂠𑂹𑂡 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಹಾಯುದ್ಧ (Kannada script)
• មហាយុទ្ធ (Khmer script)
• ມຫາຍຸທ຺ຘ (Lao script)
• മഹായുദ്ധ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᡠᡩᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘧𑘳𑘟𑘿𑘠 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠤᢑᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧎𑧑𑧇𑧔𑦿𑧠𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐫𑐸𑐡𑑂𑐢 (Newa script)
• ମହାଯୁଦ୍ଧ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢲꢵꢫꢸꢣ꣄ꢤ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆪𑆶𑆢𑇀𑆣 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖧𑖲𑖟𑖿𑖠 (Siddham script)
• මහායුද‍්ධ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩻𑩒𑩭 𑪙𑩮 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚣𑚰𑚛𑚶𑚜 (Takri script)
• மஹாயுத்³த⁴ (Tamil script)
• మహాయుద్ధ (Telugu script)
• มหายุทฺธ (Thai script)
• མ་ཧཱ་ཡུ་དྡྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒨𑒳𑒠𑓂𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨪𑨃𑨛𑩇𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

महा (mahā) +‎ युद्ध (yuddha).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.jud.dʱɐ/, [mɐ.ɦɑː.jud̚.dʱɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.jud̪.d̪ʱɐ/, [mɐ.ɦɑː.jud̪̚.d̪ʱɐ]

Noun

महायुद्ध • (mahāyuddha) stem, n

1. a great fight

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of महायुद्ध

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	महायुद्धम् (mahāyuddham)	महायुद्धे (mahāyuddhe)	महायुद्धानि (mahāyuddhāni) महायुद्धा¹ (mahāyuddhā¹)
accusative	महायुद्धम् (mahāyuddham)	महायुद्धे (mahāyuddhe)	महायुद्धानि (mahāyuddhāni) महायुद्धा¹ (mahāyuddhā¹)
instrumental	महायुद्धेन (mahāyuddhena)	महायुद्धाभ्याम् (mahāyuddhābhyām)	महायुद्धैः (mahāyuddhaiḥ) महायुद्धेभिः¹ (mahāyuddhebhiḥ¹)
dative	महायुद्धाय (mahāyuddhāya)	महायुद्धाभ्याम् (mahāyuddhābhyām)	महायुद्धेभ्यः (mahāyuddhebhyaḥ)
ablative	महायुद्धात् (mahāyuddhāt)	महायुद्धाभ्याम् (mahāyuddhābhyām)	महायुद्धेभ्यः (mahāyuddhebhyaḥ)
genitive	महायुद्धस्य (mahāyuddhasya)	महायुद्धयोः (mahāyuddhayoḥ)	महायुद्धानाम् (mahāyuddhānām)
locative	महायुद्धे (mahāyuddhe)	महायुद्धयोः (mahāyuddhayoḥ)	महायुद्धेषु (mahāyuddheṣu)
vocative	महायुद्ध (mahāyuddha)	महायुद्धे (mahāyuddhe)	महायुद्धानि (mahāyuddhāni) महायुद्धा¹ (mahāyuddhā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Hindi: महायुद्ध (mahāyuddh, “world war”)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “महायुद्ध”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 799/2.