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

1. (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

1. (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.