As a deity name
Name 3 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
गणनाथ · noun · masculine
गणों का मालिक · गणेश । गजानन · शिव — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘lord of various classes of subordinate gods’, Śiva
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Dictionary citations
gaṇa—nātha m. ‘lord of various classes of subordinate gods’, Śiva, L.
Gaṇeśa, BhavP.; Vet. Introd. 1.
gaṇanātha m. (-thaḥ) A name of GAṆEŚA. E. gaṇa, and nātha lord.
Alternative readings
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