षष्ठ
See also: षष्ठी
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ষষ্ঠ (Assamese script)
- ᬱᬱ᭄ᬞ (Balinese script)
- ষষ্ঠ (Bengali script)
- 𑰬𑰬𑰿𑰙 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀱𑀱𑁆𑀞 (Brahmi script)
- ၑၑ္ဌ (Burmese script)
- ષષ્ઠ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ਸ਼੍ਠ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌷𑌷𑍍𑌠 (Grantha script)
- ꦰꦰ꧀ꦜ (Javanese script)
- 𑂭𑂭𑂹𑂘 (Kaithi script)
- ಷಷ್ಠ (Kannada script)
- ឞឞ្ឋ (Khmer script)
- ຩຩ຺ຐ (Lao script)
- ഷഷ്ഠ (Malayalam script)
- ᢢᠠᢢᡱᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘬𑘬𑘿𑘙 (Modi script)
- ᢔᠠᢔᢍᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧌𑧌𑧠𑦹 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐲𑐲𑑂𑐛 (Newa script)
- ଷଷ୍ଠ (Odia script)
- ꢰꢰ꣄ꢝ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆰𑆰𑇀𑆜 (Sharada script)
- 𑖬𑖬𑖿𑖙 (Siddham script)
- ෂෂ්ඨ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪀𑪀 𑪙𑩧 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚶𑚕 (Takri script)
- ஷஷ்ட² (Tamil script)
- షష్ఠ (Telugu script)
- ษษฺฐ (Thai script)
- ཥ་ཥྛ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒭𑒭𑓂𑒚 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨯𑨯𑩇𑨕 (Zanabazar Square script)
| 60[a], [b] | ||
| ← 5 | ६ 6 |
7 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: षष् (ṣaṣ) Ordinal: षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha) Multiplier: षोढा (ṣoḍhā) Distributive: षट्शस् (ṣaṭśas) | ||
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ṣwuṣṭʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *š(w)uštʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *suḱs-th₂ó-s (“sixth”). Cognate with Pali chaṭṭha, Avestan 𐬑𐬱𐬙𐬎𐬎𐬀 (xštuua, “sixth”), Latin sextus, Ancient Greek ἕκτος (héktos).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʂɐʂ.ʈʰɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʂɐʂ.ʈʰɐ/
Adjective
ष॒ष्ठ • (ṣaṣṭhá) stem
- sixth
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 15.17:
- योऽस्य प्रथमो व्यानः सेयं भूमिः ॥
योऽस्य द्वितीयो व्यानस्तदन्तरिक्षम् ॥
योऽस्य तृतीयो व्यानः सा द्यौः ॥
योऽस्य चतुर्थो व्यानस्तानि नक्षत्राणि ॥
योऽस्य पञ्चमो व्यानस्त ऋतवः ॥
योऽस्य षष्ठो व्यानस्त आर्तवाः ॥
योऽस्य सप्तमो व्यानः स संवत्सरः ॥- yoʼsya prathamo vyānaḥ seyaṃ bhūmiḥ.
yoʼsya dvitīyo vyānastadantarikṣam.
yoʼsya tṛtīyo vyānaḥ sā dyauḥ.
yoʼsya caturtho vyānastāni nakṣatrāṇi.
yoʼsya pañcamo vyānasta ṛtavaḥ.
yoʼsya ṣaṣṭho vyānasta ārtavāḥ.
yoʼsya saptamo vyānaḥ sa saṃvatsaraḥ. - His first diffused breath is this Earth.
His second diffused breath is that Firmament.
His third diffused breath is that Heaven.
His fourth diffused breath are those Constellations.
His fifth diffused breath are the Seasons.
His sixth diffused breath are the Season-groups.
His seventh diffused breath is the year.
- yoʼsya prathamo vyānaḥ seyaṃ bhūmiḥ.
- योऽस्य प्रथमो व्यानः सेयं भूमिः ॥
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ष॒ष्ठः (ṣaṣṭháḥ) | ष॒ष्ठौ (ṣaṣṭháu) ष॒ष्ठा¹ (ṣaṣṭhā́¹) |
ष॒ष्ठाः (ṣaṣṭhā́ḥ) ष॒ष्ठासः॑¹ (ṣaṣṭhā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | ष॒ष्ठम् (ṣaṣṭhám) | ष॒ष्ठौ (ṣaṣṭháu) ष॒ष्ठा¹ (ṣaṣṭhā́¹) |
ष॒ष्ठान् (ṣaṣṭhā́n) |
| instrumental | ष॒ष्ठेन॑ (ṣaṣṭhéna) | ष॒ष्ठाभ्या॑म् (ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām) | ष॒ष्ठैः (ṣaṣṭháiḥ) ष॒ष्ठेभिः॑¹ (ṣaṣṭhébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | ष॒ष्ठाय॑ (ṣaṣṭhā́ya) | ष॒ष्ठाभ्या॑म् (ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām) | ष॒ष्ठेभ्यः॑ (ṣaṣṭhébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ष॒ष्ठात् (ṣaṣṭhā́t) | ष॒ष्ठाभ्या॑म् (ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām) | ष॒ष्ठेभ्यः॑ (ṣaṣṭhébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ष॒ष्ठस्य॑ (ṣaṣṭhásya) | ष॒ष्ठयोः॑ (ṣaṣṭháyoḥ) | ष॒ष्ठाना॑म् (ṣaṣṭhā́nām) |
| locative | ष॒ष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhé) | ष॒ष्ठयोः॑ (ṣaṣṭháyoḥ) | ष॒ष्ठेषु॑ (ṣaṣṭhéṣu) |
| vocative | षष्ठ॑ (ṣáṣṭha) | षष्ठौ॑ (ṣáṣṭhau) षष्ठा॑¹ (ṣáṣṭhā¹) |
षष्ठाः॑ (ṣáṣṭhāḥ) षष्ठा॑सः¹ (ṣáṣṭhāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ष॒ष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī́) | ष॒ष्ठ्यौ॑ (ṣaṣṭhyàu) ष॒ष्ठी¹ (ṣaṣṭhī́¹) |
ष॒ष्ठ्यः॑ (ṣaṣṭhyàḥ) ष॒ष्ठीः¹ (ṣaṣṭhī́ḥ¹) |
| accusative | ष॒ष्ठीम् (ṣaṣṭhī́m) | ष॒ष्ठ्यौ॑ (ṣaṣṭhyàu) ष॒ष्ठी¹ (ṣaṣṭhī́¹) |
ष॒ष्ठीः (ṣaṣṭhī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | ष॒ष्ठ्या (ṣaṣṭhyā́) | ष॒ष्ठीभ्या॑म् (ṣaṣṭhī́bhyām) | ष॒ष्ठीभिः॑ (ṣaṣṭhī́bhiḥ) |
| dative | ष॒ष्ठ्यै (ṣaṣṭhyái) | ष॒ष्ठीभ्या॑म् (ṣaṣṭhī́bhyām) | ष॒ष्ठीभ्यः॑ (ṣaṣṭhī́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ष॒ष्ठ्याः (ṣaṣṭhyā́ḥ) ष॒ष्ठ्यै² (ṣaṣṭhyái²) |
ष॒ष्ठीभ्या॑म् (ṣaṣṭhī́bhyām) | ष॒ष्ठीभ्यः॑ (ṣaṣṭhī́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ष॒ष्ठ्याः (ṣaṣṭhyā́ḥ) ष॒ष्ठ्यै² (ṣaṣṭhyái²) |
ष॒ष्ठ्योः (ṣaṣṭhyóḥ) | ष॒ष्ठीना॑म् (ṣaṣṭhī́nām) |
| locative | ष॒ष्ठ्याम् (ṣaṣṭhyā́m) | ष॒ष्ठ्योः (ṣaṣṭhyóḥ) | ष॒ष्ठीषु॑ (ṣaṣṭhī́ṣu) |
| vocative | षष्ठि॑ (ṣáṣṭhi) | षष्ठ्यौ॑ (ṣáṣṭhyau) षष्ठी॑¹ (ṣáṣṭhī¹) |
षष्ठ्यः॑ (ṣáṣṭhyaḥ) षष्ठीः॑¹ (ṣáṣṭhīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ष॒ष्ठम् (ṣaṣṭhám) | ष॒ष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhé) | ष॒ष्ठानि॑ (ṣaṣṭhā́ni) ष॒ष्ठा¹ (ṣaṣṭhā́¹) |
| accusative | ष॒ष्ठम् (ṣaṣṭhám) | ष॒ष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhé) | ष॒ष्ठानि॑ (ṣaṣṭhā́ni) ष॒ष्ठा¹ (ṣaṣṭhā́¹) |
| instrumental | ष॒ष्ठेन॑ (ṣaṣṭhéna) | ष॒ष्ठाभ्या॑म् (ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām) | ष॒ष्ठैः (ṣaṣṭháiḥ) ष॒ष्ठेभिः॑¹ (ṣaṣṭhébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | ष॒ष्ठाय॑ (ṣaṣṭhā́ya) | ष॒ष्ठाभ्या॑म् (ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām) | ष॒ष्ठेभ्यः॑ (ṣaṣṭhébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ष॒ष्ठात् (ṣaṣṭhā́t) | ष॒ष्ठाभ्या॑म् (ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām) | ष॒ष्ठेभ्यः॑ (ṣaṣṭhébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ष॒ष्ठस्य॑ (ṣaṣṭhásya) | ष॒ष्ठयोः॑ (ṣaṣṭháyoḥ) | ष॒ष्ठाना॑म् (ṣaṣṭhā́nām) |
| locative | ष॒ष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhé) | ष॒ष्ठयोः॑ (ṣaṣṭháyoḥ) | ष॒ष्ठेषु॑ (ṣaṣṭhéṣu) |
| vocative | षष्ठ॑ (ṣáṣṭha) | षष्ठे॑ (ṣáṣṭhe) | षष्ठा॑नि (ṣáṣṭhāni) षष्ठा॑¹ (ṣáṣṭhā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “षष्ठ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1110, column 1.