महावीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महावीर (mahāvīra), from महा (mahā) +‎ वीर (vīra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑː.ʋiːɾ/, [mɐ.ɦäː.ʋiːɾ]
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Adjective

महावीर • (mahāvīr) (indeclinable)

1. (literally) very brave, courageous

Proper noun

महावीर • (mahāvīr) m

1. Mahavir, 24th Tirthankara of Jainism in the current avsarpini time cycle
2. an epithet of Hanuman

   Synonym: हनुमान (hanumān)

3. an epithet of Gautam Buddha

   Synonyms: बुद्ध (buddh), गौतम बुद्ध (gautam buddh)

Declension

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

	singular
direct	महावीर mahāvīr
oblique	महावीर mahāvīr
vocative	महावीर mahāvīr

Noun

महावीर • (mahāvīr) m

1. lion
2. white horse

Declension

Declension of महावीर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महावीर mahāvīr	महावीर mahāvīr
oblique	महावीर mahāvīr	महावीरों mahāvīrõ
vocative	महावीर mahāvīr	महावीरो mahāvīro

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• মহাৱীৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬳᬵᬯᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
• মহাবীর (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰪𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀯𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• မဟာဝီရ (Burmese script)
• મહાવીર (Gujarati script)
• ਮਹਾਵੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦲꦴꦮꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂫𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಹಾವೀರ (Kannada script)
• មហាវីរ (Khmer script)
• ມຫາວີຣ (Lao script)
• മഹാവീര (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠸᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘪𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᠸᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧎𑧑𑧊𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐰𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
• ମହାଵୀର (Odia script)
• ꢪꢲꢵꢮꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆮𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖪𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
• මහාවීර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚦𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
• மஹாவீர (Tamil script)
• మహావీర (Telugu script)
• มหาวีร (Thai script)
• མ་ཧཱ་ཝཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒫𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of महा (mahā) +‎ वीर (vīra).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.ʋiː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑːˈʋiː.ɾɐ/

Proper noun

महावीर • (mahāvīra) stem, m

1. Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara of Jainism in the current avsarpini time cycle.
2. an epithet of Hanuman

   Synonym: हनुमत् (hanumat)

3. an epithet of Gautam Buddha

   Synonym: बुद्ध (buddha)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of महावीर (mahāvīra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महावीरः mahāvīraḥ	महावीरौ / महावीरा¹ mahāvīrau / mahāvīrā¹	महावीराः / महावीरासः¹ mahāvīrāḥ / mahāvīrāsaḥ¹
Vocative	महावीर mahāvīra	महावीरौ / महावीरा¹ mahāvīrau / mahāvīrā¹	महावीराः / महावीरासः¹ mahāvīrāḥ / mahāvīrāsaḥ¹
Accusative	महावीरम् mahāvīram	महावीरौ / महावीरा¹ mahāvīrau / mahāvīrā¹	महावीरान् mahāvīrān
Instrumental	महावीरेण mahāvīreṇa	महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrābhyām	महावीरैः / महावीरेभिः¹ mahāvīraiḥ / mahāvīrebhiḥ¹
Dative	महावीराय mahāvīrāya	महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrābhyām	महावीरेभ्यः mahāvīrebhyaḥ
Ablative	महावीरात् mahāvīrāt	महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrābhyām	महावीरेभ्यः mahāvīrebhyaḥ
Genitive	महावीरस्य mahāvīrasya	महावीरयोः mahāvīrayoḥ	महावीराणाम् mahāvīrāṇām
Locative	महावीरे mahāvīre	महावीरयोः mahāvīrayoḥ	महावीरेषु mahāvīreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Adjective

महावीर • (mahāvīra) stem

1. very brave, courageous
2. great

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of महावीर (mahāvīra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महावीरः mahāvīraḥ	महावीरौ / महावीरा¹ mahāvīrau / mahāvīrā¹	महावीराः / महावीरासः¹ mahāvīrāḥ / mahāvīrāsaḥ¹
Vocative	महावीर mahāvīra	महावीरौ / महावीरा¹ mahāvīrau / mahāvīrā¹	महावीराः / महावीरासः¹ mahāvīrāḥ / mahāvīrāsaḥ¹
Accusative	महावीरम् mahāvīram	महावीरौ / महावीरा¹ mahāvīrau / mahāvīrā¹	महावीरान् mahāvīrān
Instrumental	महावीरेण mahāvīreṇa	महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrābhyām	महावीरैः / महावीरेभिः¹ mahāvīraiḥ / mahāvīrebhiḥ¹
Dative	महावीराय mahāvīrāya	महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrābhyām	महावीरेभ्यः mahāvīrebhyaḥ
Ablative	महावीरात् mahāvīrāt	महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrābhyām	महावीरेभ्यः mahāvīrebhyaḥ
Genitive	महावीरस्य mahāvīrasya	महावीरयोः mahāvīrayoḥ	महावीराणाम् mahāvīrāṇām
Locative	महावीरे mahāvīre	महावीरयोः mahāvīrayoḥ	महावीरेषु mahāvīreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of महावीरा (mahāvīrā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महावीरा mahāvīrā	महावीरे mahāvīre	महावीराः mahāvīrāḥ
Vocative	महावीरे mahāvīre	महावीरे mahāvīre	महावीराः mahāvīrāḥ
Accusative	महावीराम् mahāvīrām	महावीरे mahāvīre	महावीराः mahāvīrāḥ
Instrumental	महावीरया / महावीरा¹ mahāvīrayā / mahāvīrā¹	महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrābhyām	महावीराभिः mahāvīrābhiḥ
Dative	महावीरायै mahāvīrāyai	महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrābhyām	महावीराभ्यः mahāvīrābhyaḥ
Ablative	महावीरायाः / महावीरायै² mahāvīrāyāḥ / mahāvīrāyai²	महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrābhyām	महावीराभ्यः mahāvīrābhyaḥ
Genitive	महावीरायाः / महावीरायै² mahāvīrāyāḥ / mahāvīrāyai²	महावीरयोः mahāvīrayoḥ	महावीराणाम् mahāvīrāṇām
Locative	महावीरायाम् mahāvīrāyām	महावीरयोः mahāvīrayoḥ	महावीरासु mahāvīrāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of महावीर (mahāvīra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महावीरम् mahāvīram	महावीरे mahāvīre	महावीराणि / महावीरा¹ mahāvīrāṇi / mahāvīrā¹
Vocative	महावीर mahāvīra	महावीरे mahāvīre	महावीराणि / महावीरा¹ mahāvīrāṇi / mahāvīrā¹
Accusative	महावीरम् mahāvīram	महावीरे mahāvīre	महावीराणि / महावीरा¹ mahāvīrāṇi / mahāvīrā¹
Instrumental	महावीरेण mahāvīreṇa	महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrābhyām	महावीरैः / महावीरेभिः¹ mahāvīraiḥ / mahāvīrebhiḥ¹
Dative	महावीराय mahāvīrāya	महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrābhyām	महावीरेभ्यः mahāvīrebhyaḥ
Ablative	महावीरात् mahāvīrāt	महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrābhyām	महावीरेभ्यः mahāvīrebhyaḥ
Genitive	महावीरस्य mahāvīrasya	महावीरयोः mahāvīrayoḥ	महावीराणाम् mahāvīrāṇām
Locative	महावीरे mahāvīre	महावीरयोः mahāvīrayoḥ	महावीरेषु mahāvīreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic