गणपति
Marathi
Proper noun
गणपति • (gaṇpatī) m
- (dated) alternative form of गणपती (gaṇpatī, “Ganapati”)
- 1852, शामराव मोरोजी [śāmrāv morojī], श्री काशिप्रकाश – म्हणजे महायात्रा वर्णन, हे अनेक ग्रंथ, यात्रेकरू देशाटन करणारे लोक यांच्या साह्याने [śrī kāśiprakāś – mhaṇje mahāyātrā varṇan, he anek grantha, yātrekarū deśāṭan karṇāre lok yāñcyā sāhyāne][1], page 25:
- आतां काशींत एक गणपति आहे. धुंडीराज नामें त्याची मोटी आख्या आहे. त्या गणेशाचें देवालय लाहान सें आहे.
- ātā̃ kāśī̃t ek gaṇpatī āhe. dhuṇḍīrāj nāmẽ tyācī moṭī ākhyā āhe. tyā gaṇeśācẽ devālay lāhān sẽ āhe.
- There is now a Ganapati at काशी (kāśī). He is famously known by the name of धुंडीराज (dhuṇḍīrāj). The temple of that Ganesha is smallish.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- গণপতি (Assamese script)
- ᬕᬡᬧᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
- গণপতি (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰜𑰢𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑀡𑀧𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ဂဏပတိ (Burmese script)
- ગણપતિ (Gujarati script)
- ਗਣਪਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦒꦟꦥꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂏𑂝𑂣𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಗಣಪತಿ (Kannada script)
- គណបតិ (Khmer script)
- ຄຓປຕິ (Lao script)
- ഗണപതി (Malayalam script)
- ᡤᠠᢏᠠᢒᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘐𑘜𑘢𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠠᢏᠠᢒᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦰𑦼𑧂𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑐞𑐥𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଗଣପତି (Odia script)
- ꢔꢠꢦꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑆟𑆥𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖜𑖢𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
- ගණපති (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩞𑩪𑩰𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚌𑚘𑚞𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
- க³ணபதி (Tamil script)
- గణపతి (Telugu script)
- คณปติ (Thai script)
- ག་ཎ་པ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑒝𑒣𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨍𑨘𑨞𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Tatpuruṣa compound of गण (gaṇá, “troop”) + पति (páti, “lord”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡɐ.ɳɐ́.pɐ.ti/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɡɐ.ɳɐ.pɐ.t̪i/
Noun
गणपति • (gaṇápati) stem, m
- the leader of a troop or gang or horde
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.23.1:
- ग॒णानां॑ त्वा ग॒णप॑तिं हवामहे क॒विं क॑वी॒नामु॑प॒मश्र॑वस्तमम् ।
ज्ये॒ष्ठ॒राजं॒ ब्रह्म॑णां ब्रह्मणस्पत॒ आ नः॑ शृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभिः॑ सीद॒ साद॑नम् ॥- gaṇā́nāṃ tvā gaṇápatiṃ havāmahe kavíṃ kavīnā́mupamáśravastamam.
jyeṣṭharā́jaṃ bráhmaṇāṃ brahmaṇaspata ā́ naḥ śṛṇvánnūtíbhiḥ sīda sā́danam. - We call thee, Lord and Leader of the troops, the wise among the wise, the famousest of all,
The King supreme of prayers, O Brahmaṇaspati: hear us with help; sit down in place of sacrifice.
- gaṇā́nāṃ tvā gaṇápatiṃ havāmahe kavíṃ kavīnā́mupamáśravastamam.
- ग॒णानां॑ त्वा ग॒णप॑तिं हवामहे क॒विं क॑वी॒नामु॑प॒मश्र॑वस्तमम् ।
- c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) IV.5.4.4:
- ... नमो॑ ग॒णेभ्यो॑ ग॒णप॑तिभ्यश्च वो॒ नमो॒...
- ... námo gaṇébhyo gaṇápatibhyaśca vo námo...
- Homage to you, hordes, and to you, lords of hordes, homage!
- ... नमो॑ ग॒णेभ्यो॑ ग॒णप॑तिभ्यश्च वो॒ नमो॒...
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गणपतिः (gaṇápatiḥ) | गणपती (gaṇápatī) | गणपतयः (gaṇápatayaḥ) |
| accusative | गणपतिम् (gaṇápatim) | गणपती (gaṇápatī) | गणपतीन् (gaṇápatīn) |
| instrumental | गणपतिना (gaṇápatinā) गणपत्या¹ (gaṇápatyā¹) |
गणपतिभ्याम् (gaṇápatibhyām) | गणपतिभिः (gaṇápatibhiḥ) |
| dative | गणपतये (gaṇápataye) | गणपतिभ्याम् (gaṇápatibhyām) | गणपतिभ्यः (gaṇápatibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गणपतेः (gaṇápateḥ) गणपत्यः¹ (gaṇápatyaḥ¹) |
गणपतिभ्याम् (gaṇápatibhyām) | गणपतिभ्यः (gaṇápatibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गणपतेः (gaṇápateḥ) गणपत्यः¹ (gaṇápatyaḥ¹) |
गणपत्योः (gaṇápatyoḥ) | गणपतीनाम् (gaṇápatīnām) |
| locative | गणपतौ (gaṇápatau) गणपता¹ (gaṇápatā¹) |
गणपत्योः (gaṇápatyoḥ) | गणपतिषु (gaṇápatiṣu) |
| vocative | गणपते (gáṇapate) | गणपती (gáṇapatī) | गणपतयः (gáṇapatayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Proper noun
गणपति • (gaṇapati) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गणपतिः (gaṇapatiḥ) | गणपती (gaṇapatī) | गणपतयः (gaṇapatayaḥ) |
| accusative | गणपतिम् (gaṇapatim) | गणपती (gaṇapatī) | गणपतीन् (gaṇapatīn) |
| instrumental | गणपतिना (gaṇapatinā) | गणपतिभ्याम् (gaṇapatibhyām) | गणपतिभिः (gaṇapatibhiḥ) |
| dative | गणपतये (gaṇapataye) | गणपतिभ्याम् (gaṇapatibhyām) | गणपतिभ्यः (gaṇapatibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गणपतेः (gaṇapateḥ) | गणपतिभ्याम् (gaṇapatibhyām) | गणपतिभ्यः (gaṇapatibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गणपतेः (gaṇapateḥ) | गणपत्योः (gaṇapatyoḥ) | गणपतीनाम् (gaṇapatīnām) |
| locative | गणपतौ (gaṇapatau) | गणपत्योः (gaṇapatyoḥ) | गणपतिषु (gaṇapatiṣu) |
| vocative | गणपते (gaṇapate) | गणपती (gaṇapatī) | गणपतयः (gaṇapatayaḥ) |
Derived terms
- गाणपत्य (gāṇapatya)
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇 (gaṇavaï)
Borrowed terms
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “गणपति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 343, columns 1-2.