एकादश

Sanskrit

**Sanskrit numbers ^(edit)**
← 10	११ 11	12 →
Cardinal: एकादश (ekādaśa) Ordinal: एकादश (ekādaśa) Multiplier: एकादशधा (ekādaśadhā)

Alternative scripts

একাদশ (Assamese script)
ᬏᬓᬵᬤᬰ (Balinese script)
একাদশ (Bengali script)
𑰊𑰎𑰯𑰟𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀏𑀓𑀸𑀤𑀰 (Brahmi script)
ဧကာဒၐ (Burmese script)
એકાદશ (Gujarati script)
ਏਕਾਦਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌏𑌕𑌾𑌦𑌶 (Grantha script)
ꦌꦏꦴꦢꦯ (Javanese script)
𑂉𑂍𑂰𑂠𑂬 (Kaithi script)
ಏಕಾದಶ (Kannada script)
ឯកាទឝ (Khmer script)
ເອກາທຨ (Lao script)
ഏകാദശ (Malayalam script)
ᡝᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡩᠠᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘊𑘎𑘰𑘟𑘫 (Modi script)
ᠧᢉᠠᢗᢑᠠᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦪𑦮𑧑𑦿𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
𑐊𑐎𑐵𑐡𑐱 (Newa script)
ଏକାଦଶ (Odia script)
ꢍꢒꢵꢣꢯ (Saurashtra script)
𑆍𑆑𑆳𑆢𑆯 (Sharada script)
𑖊𑖎𑖯𑖟𑖫 (Siddham script)
එකාදශ (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩔𑩜𑩛𑩭𑩿 (Soyombo script)
𑚆𑚊𑚭𑚛𑚧 (Takri script)
ஏகாத³ஶ (Tamil script)
ఏకాదశ (Telugu script)
เอกาทศ (Thai script)
ཨེ་ཀཱ་ད་ཤ (Tibetan script)
𑒋𑒏𑒰𑒠𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨄𑨋𑨊𑨛𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ís?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas

Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas

Sanskrit एक॑ (éka)

Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥

Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáća

Sanskrit दश॑ (dáśa)

Sanskrit एकादश

From एक॑ (éka) + दश॑ (dáśa).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́j.kɑː.dɐ.ɕɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /eː.kɑː.d̪ɐ.ɕɐ/

Numeral

एका॑दश • (ékādaśa)

eleven
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.139.11:
  ये दे॑वासो दि॒व्य्एका॑दश॒ स्थ पृ॑थि॒व्यामध्य्एका॑दश॒ स्थ।
  अ॒प्सु॒क्षितो॑ महि॒न्ऐका॑दश॒ स्थ ते दे॑वासो य॒ज्ञमि॒मं जु॑षध्वम्॥
  yé devāso divyékādaśa sthá pṛthivyā́mádhyékādaśa sthá.
  apsukṣíto mahináikādaśa sthá té devāso yajñámimáṃ juṣadhvam.
  O ye eleven gods whose home is heaven, O ye eleven who make earth your dwelling,
  ye eleven who with might live in waters, O gods, accept this sacrifice with pleasure.

Alternative forms

एकादशन् (ékādaśan) — stem in traditional grammars

Declension

Gender-neutral numeral declension of एका॑दश
	plural
nominative	एका॑दश (ékādaśa)
accusative	एका॑दश (ékādaśa)
instrumental	ए॒का॒द॒शभिः॑ (ekādaśábhiḥ)
dative	ए॒का॒द॒शभ्यः॑ (ekādaśábhyaḥ)
ablative	ए॒का॒द॒शभ्यः॑ (ekādaśábhyaḥ)
genitive	ए॒का॒द॒शा॒नाम् (ekādaśānā́m)
locative	ए॒का॒द॒शसु॑ (ekādaśásu)
vocative	एका॑दश (ékādaśa)

Descendants

Dardic:
- Dameli: yâš
- Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (ǰāš)
- Indus Kohistani: اگالیش (agā́leš)
- Kalami: íkyah
- Kashmiri: کَہہ (kahh)
- Palula: اکاش (akā́š), اکوش (akōš)
- Savi: yakā́š
- Shumashti: [script needed] (zās)
- Tirahi: ikọ̄́
- Torwali: [script needed] (agāš)
- → Proto-Nuristani:
  - Waigali: yāš, žāž, zas
Pali: ekadasa
Prakrit: 𑀏𑀕𑀸𑀤𑀲 (egādasa), 𑀏𑀕𑀸𑀭𑀲 (egārasa)
- Central:
  - Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
    - Awadhi: गेरा (gerā)
      - Fiji Hindi: gyaarah
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀏𑀕𑀸𑀭𑀲 (egārasa)
    - Domaaki: [script needed] (ekāi)
      - → Shina: اکاء (ăkāĭ)
    - Hindustani:
      - Old Hindi:
        Hindi: ग्यारह (gyārah), इगारह (igārah)
        → Dhivehi: އެގަރަ (egara)
      - Urdu: گْیَارَہ (gyārah), اِگَارَہ (igārah)
- Eastern:
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Assamese: এঘাৰ (eghar)
    - Bengali: এগারো (egarō)
    - Bihari:
      - Bhojpuri: एगारह (ēgārah)
      - Maithili: एगारह (ēgārah)
    - Odia: ଏଗାର (egāra)
- Northern:
  - Khasa Prakrit:
    - Central Pahari:
      - Kumaoni: इक्ला (iklā)
    - Eastern Pahari:
      - Nepali: एघार (eghār)
    - Western Pahari:
      - Bhadrawahi: याह्रे (yāhre), यारे (yāre)
      - Churahi: याह्रा (yāhrā)
- Northwestern:
  - Paisaci Prakrit:
    - Takka Apabhramsa:
      - Punjabi: yārā̃, giārā̃, nyārā
        Gurmukhi script: ਯਾਰਾਂ, ਗਿਆਰਾਂ, ਨ੍ਯਾਰਾ
        
        Shahmukhi script: یَارَاں, گِیاراں, نْیَارَہ
    - Vracada Apabhramsa:
      - Sindhi: yārãhã, kārhã
        Arabic script: ڪَارهَن (kārhã), يَارَنھَن (eārãhã)
        
        Devanagari script: यारंहं, कारहं
        
        Kachchi: ઇગ્યારો (igyāro)
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Sinhalese: එකළොස් (ekaḷos), එකළහ (ekaḷaha), එකොලස (ekolasa)
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀏𑀕𑀸𑀭𑀲 (egārasa)
    - Konkani: इक्रा (ikrā)
    - Marathi: अकरा (akrā)
    - Old Gujarati: इग्यार (igyāra)
      - Gujarati: અગિયાર (agiyār)
      - Saurashtra: ꢮꢶꢔ꣄ꢫꢵꢬꢸ (vigyāru), ꢮ꣄ꢫꢵꢬꢸ (vyāru)
      - Marwari: इगियारै (igiyārai)
    - Kachchi: ઇગ્યારો (igyāro)
    - Hindustani: gyārah
      Hindi: ग्यारह
      Urdu: گیارہ (gyārh)
    - Nepali: एघार (eghār)
    - Punjabi: ਗਿਆਰਾਂ (giārā̃)
    - Sindhi: يَارَنھَن (eārãhã), يَارَھَن (eārahã) / यारंहं (yārãhã)
    - Marathi: अकरा (akrā)
- Western:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Old Gujarati: इग्यार (igyāra)
      - Gujarati: અગિયાર (agiyār)
      - Marwari: इगियारै (igiyārai)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “ékādaśan”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 230, column 1.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ḗkādaśa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 120

Etymology 2

From 'Etymology 1', with change of accent.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐj.kɑː.dɐ.ɕɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /eː.kɑː.d̪ɐ.ɕɐ/

Adjective

ए॒का॒द॒श • (ekādaśá) stem

eleventh

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ए॒का॒द॒श
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ए॒का॒द॒शः (ekādaśáḥ)	ए॒का॒द॒शौ (ekādaśáu) ए॒का॒द॒शा¹ (ekādaśā́¹)	ए॒का॒द॒शाः (ekādaśā́ḥ) ए॒का॒द॒शासः॑¹ (ekādaśā́saḥ¹)
accusative	ए॒का॒द॒शम् (ekādaśám)	ए॒का॒द॒शौ (ekādaśáu) ए॒का॒द॒शा¹ (ekādaśā́¹)	ए॒का॒द॒शान् (ekādaśā́n)
instrumental	ए॒का॒द॒शेन॑ (ekādaśéna)	ए॒का॒द॒शाभ्या॑म् (ekādaśā́bhyām)	ए॒का॒द॒शैः (ekādaśáiḥ) ए॒का॒द॒शेभिः॑¹ (ekādaśébhiḥ¹)
dative	ए॒का॒द॒शाय॑ (ekādaśā́ya)	ए॒का॒द॒शाभ्या॑म् (ekādaśā́bhyām)	ए॒का॒द॒शेभ्यः॑ (ekādaśébhyaḥ)
ablative	ए॒का॒द॒शात् (ekādaśā́t)	ए॒का॒द॒शाभ्या॑म् (ekādaśā́bhyām)	ए॒का॒द॒शेभ्यः॑ (ekādaśébhyaḥ)
genitive	ए॒का॒द॒शस्य॑ (ekādaśásya)	ए॒का॒द॒शयोः॑ (ekādaśáyoḥ)	ए॒का॒द॒शाना॑म् (ekādaśā́nām)
locative	ए॒का॒द॒शे (ekādaśé)	ए॒का॒द॒शयोः॑ (ekādaśáyoḥ)	ए॒का॒द॒शेषु॑ (ekādaśéṣu)
vocative	एका॑दश (ékādaśa)	एका॑दशौ (ékādaśau) एका॑दशा¹ (ékādaśā¹)	एका॑दशाः (ékādaśāḥ) एका॑दशासः¹ (ékādaśāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of ए॒का॒द॒शी
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ए॒का॒द॒शी (ekādaśī́)	ए॒का॒द॒श्यौ॑ (ekādaśyàu) ए॒का॒द॒शी¹ (ekādaśī́¹)	ए॒का॒द॒श्यः॑ (ekādaśyàḥ) ए॒का॒द॒शीः¹ (ekādaśī́ḥ¹)
accusative	ए॒का॒द॒शीम् (ekādaśī́m)	ए॒का॒द॒श्यौ॑ (ekādaśyàu) ए॒का॒द॒शी¹ (ekādaśī́¹)	ए॒का॒द॒शीः (ekādaśī́ḥ)
instrumental	ए॒का॒द॒श्या (ekādaśyā́)	ए॒का॒द॒शीभ्या॑म् (ekādaśī́bhyām)	ए॒का॒द॒शीभिः॑ (ekādaśī́bhiḥ)
dative	ए॒का॒द॒श्यै (ekādaśyái)	ए॒का॒द॒शीभ्या॑म् (ekādaśī́bhyām)	ए॒का॒द॒शीभ्यः॑ (ekādaśī́bhyaḥ)
ablative	ए॒का॒द॒श्याः (ekādaśyā́ḥ) ए॒का॒द॒श्यै² (ekādaśyái²)	ए॒का॒द॒शीभ्या॑म् (ekādaśī́bhyām)	ए॒का॒द॒शीभ्यः॑ (ekādaśī́bhyaḥ)
genitive	ए॒का॒द॒श्याः (ekādaśyā́ḥ) ए॒का॒द॒श्यै² (ekādaśyái²)	ए॒का॒द॒श्योः (ekādaśyóḥ)	ए॒का॒द॒शीना॑म् (ekādaśī́nām)
locative	ए॒का॒द॒श्याम् (ekādaśyā́m)	ए॒का॒द॒श्योः (ekādaśyóḥ)	ए॒का॒द॒शीषु॑ (ekādaśī́ṣu)
vocative	एका॑दशि (ékādaśi)	एका॑दश्यौ (ékādaśyau) एका॑दशी¹ (ékādaśī¹)	एका॑दश्यः (ékādaśyaḥ) एका॑दशीः¹ (ékādaśīḥ¹)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of ए॒का॒द॒श
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ए॒का॒द॒शम् (ekādaśám)	ए॒का॒द॒शे (ekādaśé)	ए॒का॒द॒शानि॑ (ekādaśā́ni) ए॒का॒द॒शा¹ (ekādaśā́¹)
accusative	ए॒का॒द॒शम् (ekādaśám)	ए॒का॒द॒शे (ekādaśé)	ए॒का॒द॒शानि॑ (ekādaśā́ni) ए॒का॒द॒शा¹ (ekādaśā́¹)
instrumental	ए॒का॒द॒शेन॑ (ekādaśéna)	ए॒का॒द॒शाभ्या॑म् (ekādaśā́bhyām)	ए॒का॒द॒शैः (ekādaśáiḥ) ए॒का॒द॒शेभिः॑¹ (ekādaśébhiḥ¹)
dative	ए॒का॒द॒शाय॑ (ekādaśā́ya)	ए॒का॒द॒शाभ्या॑म् (ekādaśā́bhyām)	ए॒का॒द॒शेभ्यः॑ (ekādaśébhyaḥ)
ablative	ए॒का॒द॒शात् (ekādaśā́t)	ए॒का॒द॒शाभ्या॑म् (ekādaśā́bhyām)	ए॒का॒द॒शेभ्यः॑ (ekādaśébhyaḥ)
genitive	ए॒का॒द॒शस्य॑ (ekādaśásya)	ए॒का॒द॒शयोः॑ (ekādaśáyoḥ)	ए॒का॒द॒शाना॑म् (ekādaśā́nām)
locative	ए॒का॒द॒शे (ekādaśé)	ए॒का॒द॒शयोः॑ (ekādaśáyoḥ)	ए॒का॒द॒शेषु॑ (ekādaśéṣu)
vocative	एका॑दश (ékādaśa)	एका॑दशे (ékādaśe)	एका॑दशानि (ékādaśāni) एका॑दशा¹ (ékādaśā¹)

¹Vedic

Derived terms

एकादशी (ekādaśī)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “ekādaśá”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 230, column 1.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ēkādaśá²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 120