षष्टि

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Sanskrit

Sanskrit numbers (edit)
 ←  50 [a], [b] ←  59 ६०
60 		61  →  70  → 
6
    Cardinal: षष्टि (ṣaṣṭi)

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swéḱsdḱomt (“six-ten”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἑξήκοντα (hexḗkonta), Latin sexāgintā.

Pronunciation

Numeral

षष्टि • (ṣaṣṭí) f

  1. sixty

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of षष्टि (ṣaṣṭí)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative षष्टिः
ṣaṣṭíḥ 		षष्टी
ṣaṣṭī́ 		षष्टयः
ṣaṣṭáyaḥ
Vocative षष्टे
ṣáṣṭe 		षष्टी
ṣáṣṭī 		षष्टयः
ṣáṣṭayaḥ
Accusative षष्टिम्
ṣaṣṭím 		षष्टी
ṣaṣṭī́ 		षष्टीः
ṣaṣṭī́ḥ
Instrumental षष्ट्या / षष्टी¹
ṣaṣṭyā́ / ṣaṣṭī́¹ 		षष्टिभ्याम्
ṣaṣṭíbhyām 		षष्टिभिः
ṣaṣṭíbhiḥ
Dative षष्टये / षष्ट्यै² / षष्टी¹
ṣaṣṭáye / ṣaṣṭyaí² / ṣaṣṭī́¹ 		षष्टिभ्याम्
ṣaṣṭíbhyām 		षष्टिभ्यः
ṣaṣṭíbhyaḥ
Ablative षष्टेः / षष्ट्याः² / षष्ट्यै³
ṣaṣṭéḥ / ṣaṣṭyā́ḥ² / ṣaṣṭyaí³ 		षष्टिभ्याम्
ṣaṣṭíbhyām 		षष्टिभ्यः
ṣaṣṭíbhyaḥ
Genitive षष्टेः / षष्ट्याः² / षष्ट्यै³
ṣaṣṭéḥ / ṣaṣṭyā́ḥ² / ṣaṣṭyaí³ 		षष्ट्योः
ṣaṣṭyóḥ 		षष्टीनाम्
ṣaṣṭīnā́m
Locative षष्टौ / षष्ट्याम्² / षष्टा¹
ṣaṣṭaú / ṣaṣṭyā́m² / ṣaṣṭā́¹ 		षष्ट्योः
ṣaṣṭyóḥ 		षष्टिषु
ṣaṣṭíṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kashmiri: شیٹھ (śēṭh)
  • Punjabi: (saṭṭhi)
  • Prakrit: 𑀲𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻 (saṭṭhī), 𑀲𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀁 (saṭṭhiṃ) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Telugu: షష్టి (ṣaṣṭi) (learned)

References

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