महाकाल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाकाल (mahākāla).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑː.kɑːl/, [mɐ.ɦäː.käːl]

Proper noun

महाकाल • (mahākāl) m

Shiva
जय महाकाल! ― jay mahākāl! ― Victory to Shiva!

Declension

Declension of *महाकाल* (sg-only masc cons-stem)
	singular
direct	महाकाल mahākāl
oblique	महाकाल mahākāl
vocative	महाकाल mahākāl

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

মহাকাল (Assamese script)
ᬫᬳᬵᬓᬵᬮ (Balinese script)
মহাকাল (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰎𑰯𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀓𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
မဟာကာလ (Burmese script)
મહાકાલ (Gujarati script)
ਮਹਾਕਾਲ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌲 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦲꦴꦏꦴꦭ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂍𑂰𑂪 (Kaithi script)
ಮಹಾಕಾಲ (Kannada script)
មហាកាល (Khmer script)
ມຫາກາລ (Lao script)
മഹാകാല (Malayalam script)
ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘎𑘰𑘩 (Modi script)
ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᢉᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧎𑧑𑦮𑧑𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐎𑐵𑐮 (Newa script)
ମହାକାଲ (Odia script)
ꢪꢲꢵꢒꢵꢭ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆑𑆳𑆬 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖎𑖯𑖩 (Siddham script)
මහාකාල (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩜𑩛𑩽 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚊𑚭𑚥 (Takri script)
மஹாகால (Tamil script)
మహాకాల (Telugu script)
มหากาล (Thai script)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒏𑒰𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨋𑨊𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of महा (mahā, “great”) +‎ काल (kāla, “Time, Death, end; black”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.kɑː.lɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.kɑː.l̪ɐ/

Proper noun

महाकाल • (mahākāla) stem, m

an epithet of Shiva as the Destroyer in his fierce aspect, described as black and terrifying

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of महाकाल
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	महाकालः (mahākālaḥ)	महाकालौ (mahākālau) महाकाला¹ (mahākālā¹)	महाकालाः (mahākālāḥ) महाकालासः¹ (mahākālāsaḥ¹)
accusative	महाकालम् (mahākālam)	महाकालौ (mahākālau) महाकाला¹ (mahākālā¹)	महाकालान् (mahākālān)
instrumental	महाकालेन (mahākālena)	महाकालाभ्याम् (mahākālābhyām)	महाकालैः (mahākālaiḥ) महाकालेभिः¹ (mahākālebhiḥ¹)
dative	महाकालाय (mahākālāya)	महाकालाभ्याम् (mahākālābhyām)	महाकालेभ्यः (mahākālebhyaḥ)
ablative	महाकालात् (mahākālāt)	महाकालाभ्याम् (mahākālābhyām)	महाकालेभ्यः (mahākālebhyaḥ)
genitive	महाकालस्य (mahākālasya)	महाकालयोः (mahākālayoḥ)	महाकालानाम् (mahākālānām)
locative	महाकाले (mahākāle)	महाकालयोः (mahākālayoḥ)	महाकालेषु (mahākāleṣu)
vocative	महाकाल (mahākāla)	महाकालौ (mahākālau) महाकाला¹ (mahākālā¹)	महाकालाः (mahākālāḥ) महाकालासः¹ (mahākālāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Related terms

महाकाली (mahākālī)

Descendants

→ Bengali: মহাকাল (mohakal)
→ Middle Chinese: 大黑天 (calque)
- → Japanese: 大黒天
→ English: Mahakala
→ Hindi: महाकाल (mahākāl)
→ Kannada: ಮಹಾಕಾಲ (mahākāla)
→ Malayalam: മഹാകാലൻ (mahākālaṉ)
→ Tamil: மகாகாலன் (makākālaṉ)