aṭṭhasaṭṭhi

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀲𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• अट्ठसट्ठि (Devanagari script)
• অট্ঠসট্ঠি (Bengali script)
• අට‍්ඨසට‍්ඨි (Sinhalese script)
• အဋ္ဌသဋ္ဌိ or ဢꩦ္ꩧသꩦ္ꩧိ or ဢꩦ်ꩧသꩦ်ꩧိ (Burmese script)
• อฏฺฐสฏฺฐิ or อัฏฐะสัฏฐิ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨭᩛᩈᨭᩛᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຏ຺ຐສຏ຺ຐິ or ອັຏຐະສັຏຐິ (Lao script)
• អដ្ឋសដ្ឋិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄑𑄴𑄒𑄥𑄑𑄴𑄒𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अष्टाषष्टि (aṣṭāṣaṣṭi). By surface analysis, aṭṭha +‎ saṭṭhi. Cognate with Prakrit अट्ठासट्ठि (aṭṭhāsaṭṭhi), अट्ठसट्ठि (aṭṭhasaṭṭhi), अडसट्ठि (aḍasaṭṭhi).

Numeral

aṭṭhasaṭṭhi

1. sixty-eight

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “aṣṭāṣaṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 42
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “aṭṭhasaṭṭhi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 16