भोलानाथ

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भोलानाथ (bholānātha). Some modern folk etymologies tie this name to भोला (bholā, “innocent”), symbolising Shiva as innocent and thus pure.

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱoː.lɑː.nɑːt̪ʰ/, [bʱoː.läː.näːt̪ʰ]

Proper noun

भोलानाथ • (bholānāth) m

(Hinduism) an epithet of Shiva

Declension

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

	singular
direct	भोलानाथ bholānāth
oblique	भोलानाथ bholānāth
vocative	भोलानाथ bholānāth

Sanskrit

Etymology

Compound of भोला (bholā) +‎ नाथ (nātha, “guardian”). The first part is probably inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰawras (“dawn”) (whence also Bengali ভোর (bhōr), Hindi भोर (bhor, “dawn”)), as Shiva is the husband of Ushas, goddess of dawn.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐw.lɑː.nɑː.tʰɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /bʱoː.l̪ɑːˈn̪ɑː.t̪ʰɐ/

Proper noun

भोलानाथ • (bholānātha) stem, m

(Hinduism) an epithet of Shiva

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भोलानाथ (bholānātha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भोलानाथः bholānāthaḥ	भोलानाथौ / भोलानाथा¹ bholānāthau / bholānāthā¹	भोलानाथाः / भोलानाथासः¹ bholānāthāḥ / bholānāthāsaḥ¹
Vocative	भोलानाथ bholānātha	भोलानाथौ / भोलानाथा¹ bholānāthau / bholānāthā¹	भोलानाथाः / भोलानाथासः¹ bholānāthāḥ / bholānāthāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भोलानाथम् bholānātham	भोलानाथौ / भोलानाथा¹ bholānāthau / bholānāthā¹	भोलानाथान् bholānāthān
Instrumental	भोलानाथेन bholānāthena	भोलानाथाभ्याम् bholānāthābhyām	भोलानाथैः / भोलानाथेभिः¹ bholānāthaiḥ / bholānāthebhiḥ¹
Dative	भोलानाथाय bholānāthāya	भोलानाथाभ्याम् bholānāthābhyām	भोलानाथेभ्यः bholānāthebhyaḥ
Ablative	भोलानाथात् bholānāthāt	भोलानाथाभ्याम् bholānāthābhyām	भोलानाथेभ्यः bholānāthebhyaḥ
Genitive	भोलानाथस्य bholānāthasya	भोलानाथयोः bholānāthayoḥ	भोलानाथानाम् bholānāthānām
Locative	भोलानाथे bholānāthe	भोलानाथयोः bholānāthayoḥ	भोलानाथेषु bholānātheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Hindi: भोलानाथ (bholānāth)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “भोलानाथ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 768.

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