षोडश

Sanskrit

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    Cardinal: षोडश (ṣoḍaśa)
    Ordinal: षोडश (ṣoḍaśa)
    Multiplier: षोडशधा (ṣoḍaśadhā)

Alternative scripts

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *swáẓḍaśa (sixteen) from *swáṭṣ (six) + *dáśa (ten). See षष् (ṣáṣ) and दश (dáśa).

Pronunciation

Numeral

षोडश • (ṣóḍaśa)

  1. sixteen
    • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) II.1.4.5:
      इन्द्रो वृत्रम् अहन् तं वृत्रो हतः षोडशभिर् भोगैर् असिनात् तस्य वृत्रस्य शीर्षतो गाव उद् आयन् ता वैदेह्यो ऽभवन्
      indro vṛtram ahan taṃ vṛtro hataḥ ṣoḍaśabhir bhogair asināt tasya vṛtrasya śīrṣato gāva ud āyan tā vaidehyo ʼbhavan
      Indra killed Vrtra; the slain Vrtra bound him (Indra) with sixteen coils; from the head of Vrtra came out cows, they were (cows) of Videha.
Declension
Gender-neutral numeral declension of षोड॑श
plural
nominative षोड॑श (ṣóḍaśa)
accusative षोड॑श (ṣóḍaśa)
instrumental षो॒ड॒शभिः॑ (ṣoḍaśábhiḥ)
dative षो॒ड॒शभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśábhyaḥ)
ablative षो॒ड॒शभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśábhyaḥ)
genitive षो॒ड॒शा॒नाम् (ṣoḍaśānā́m)
locative षो॒ड॒शसु॑ (ṣoḍaśásu)
vocative षोड॑श (ṣóḍaśa)
Alternative forms
Descendants
  • Pali: soḷasa
  • Prakrit: 𑀲𑁄𑀴𑀲 (soḷasa) (see there for further descendants)

References

Etymology 2

From 'Etymology 1', with change of accent.

Pronunciation

Adjective

षो॒ड॒श • (ṣoḍaśá) stem

  1. sixteenth
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of षो॒ड॒श
singular dual plural
nominative षो॒ड॒शः (ṣoḍaśáḥ) षो॒ड॒शौ (ṣoḍaśáu)
षो॒ड॒शा¹ (ṣoḍaśā́¹)
षो॒ड॒शाः (ṣoḍaśā́ḥ)
षो॒ड॒शासः॑¹ (ṣoḍaśā́saḥ¹)
accusative षो॒ड॒शम् (ṣoḍaśám) षो॒ड॒शौ (ṣoḍaśáu)
षो॒ड॒शा¹ (ṣoḍaśā́¹)
षो॒ड॒शान् (ṣoḍaśā́n)
instrumental षो॒ड॒शेन॑ (ṣoḍaśéna) षो॒ड॒शाभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́bhyām) षो॒ड॒शैः (ṣoḍaśáiḥ)
षो॒ड॒शेभिः॑¹ (ṣoḍaśébhiḥ¹)
dative षो॒ड॒शाय॑ (ṣoḍaśā́ya) षो॒ड॒शाभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́bhyām) षो॒ड॒शेभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśébhyaḥ)
ablative षो॒ड॒शात् (ṣoḍaśā́t) षो॒ड॒शाभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́bhyām) षो॒ड॒शेभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśébhyaḥ)
genitive षो॒ड॒शस्य॑ (ṣoḍaśásya) षो॒ड॒शयोः॑ (ṣoḍaśáyoḥ) षो॒ड॒शाना॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́nām)
locative षो॒ड॒शे (ṣoḍaśé) षो॒ड॒शयोः॑ (ṣoḍaśáyoḥ) षो॒ड॒शेषु॑ (ṣoḍaśéṣu)
vocative षोड॑श (ṣóḍaśa) षोड॑शौ (ṣóḍaśau)
षोड॑शा¹ (ṣóḍaśā¹)
षोड॑शाः (ṣóḍaśāḥ)
षोड॑शासः¹ (ṣóḍaśāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ī-stem declension of षो॒ड॒शी
singular dual plural
nominative षो॒ड॒शी (ṣoḍaśī́) षो॒ड॒श्यौ॑ (ṣoḍaśyàu)
षो॒ड॒शी¹ (ṣoḍaśī́¹)
षो॒ड॒श्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśyàḥ)
षो॒ड॒शीः¹ (ṣoḍaśī́ḥ¹)
accusative षो॒ड॒शीम् (ṣoḍaśī́m) षो॒ड॒श्यौ॑ (ṣoḍaśyàu)
षो॒ड॒शी¹ (ṣoḍaśī́¹)
षो॒ड॒शीः (ṣoḍaśī́ḥ)
instrumental षो॒ड॒श्या (ṣoḍaśyā́) षो॒ड॒शीभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśī́bhyām) षो॒ड॒शीभिः॑ (ṣoḍaśī́bhiḥ)
dative षो॒ड॒श्यै (ṣoḍaśyái) षो॒ड॒शीभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśī́bhyām) षो॒ड॒शीभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśī́bhyaḥ)
ablative षो॒ड॒श्याः (ṣoḍaśyā́ḥ)
षो॒ड॒श्यै² (ṣoḍaśyái²)
षो॒ड॒शीभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśī́bhyām) षो॒ड॒शीभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśī́bhyaḥ)
genitive षो॒ड॒श्याः (ṣoḍaśyā́ḥ)
षो॒ड॒श्यै² (ṣoḍaśyái²)
षो॒ड॒श्योः (ṣoḍaśyóḥ) षो॒ड॒शीना॑म् (ṣoḍaśī́nām)
locative षो॒ड॒श्याम् (ṣoḍaśyā́m) षो॒ड॒श्योः (ṣoḍaśyóḥ) षो॒ड॒शीषु॑ (ṣoḍaśī́ṣu)
vocative षोड॑शि (ṣóḍaśi) षोड॑श्यौ (ṣóḍaśyau)
षोड॑शी¹ (ṣóḍaśī¹)
षोड॑श्यः (ṣóḍaśyaḥ)
षोड॑शीः¹ (ṣóḍaśīḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of षो॒ड॒श
singular dual plural
nominative षो॒ड॒शम् (ṣoḍaśám) षो॒ड॒शे (ṣoḍaśé) षो॒ड॒शानि॑ (ṣoḍaśā́ni)
षो॒ड॒शा¹ (ṣoḍaśā́¹)
accusative षो॒ड॒शम् (ṣoḍaśám) षो॒ड॒शे (ṣoḍaśé) षो॒ड॒शानि॑ (ṣoḍaśā́ni)
षो॒ड॒शा¹ (ṣoḍaśā́¹)
instrumental षो॒ड॒शेन॑ (ṣoḍaśéna) षो॒ड॒शाभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́bhyām) षो॒ड॒शैः (ṣoḍaśáiḥ)
षो॒ड॒शेभिः॑¹ (ṣoḍaśébhiḥ¹)
dative षो॒ड॒शाय॑ (ṣoḍaśā́ya) षो॒ड॒शाभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́bhyām) षो॒ड॒शेभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśébhyaḥ)
ablative षो॒ड॒शात् (ṣoḍaśā́t) षो॒ड॒शाभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́bhyām) षो॒ड॒शेभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśébhyaḥ)
genitive षो॒ड॒शस्य॑ (ṣoḍaśásya) षो॒ड॒शयोः॑ (ṣoḍaśáyoḥ) षो॒ड॒शाना॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́nām)
locative षो॒ड॒शे (ṣoḍaśé) षो॒ड॒शयोः॑ (ṣoḍaśáyoḥ) षो॒ड॒शेषु॑ (ṣoḍaśéṣu)
vocative षोड॑श (ṣóḍaśa) षोड॑शे (ṣóḍaśe) षोड॑शानि (ṣóḍaśāni)
षोड॑शा¹ (ṣóḍaśā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

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