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)

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Cardinal: षष् (ṣaṣ)     Ordinal: षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha)

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

षष्ठ • (ṣaṣṭhá) stem

1. 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.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of षष्ठ

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	षष्ठः (ṣaṣṭháḥ)	षष्ठौ (ṣaṣṭhaú) षष्ठा¹ (ṣaṣṭhā́¹)	षष्ठाः (ṣaṣṭhā́ḥ) षष्ठासः¹ (ṣaṣṭhā́saḥ¹)
vocative	षष्ठ (ṣáṣṭha)	षष्ठौ (ṣáṣṭhau) षष्ठा¹ (ṣáṣṭhā¹)	षष्ठाः (ṣáṣṭhāḥ) षष्ठासः¹ (ṣáṣṭhāsaḥ¹)
accusative	षष्ठम् (ṣaṣṭhám)	षष्ठौ (ṣaṣṭhaú) षष्ठा¹ (ṣaṣṭhā́¹)	षष्ठान् (ṣaṣṭhā́n)
instrumental	षष्ठेन (ṣaṣṭhéna)	षष्ठाभ्याम् (ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām)	षष्ठैः (ṣaṣṭhaíḥ) षष्ठेभिः¹ (ṣaṣṭhébhiḥ¹)
dative	षष्ठाय (ṣaṣṭhā́ya)	षष्ठाभ्याम् (ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām)	षष्ठेभ्यः (ṣaṣṭhébhyaḥ)
ablative	षष्ठात् (ṣaṣṭhā́t)	षष्ठाभ्याम् (ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām)	षष्ठेभ्यः (ṣaṣṭhébhyaḥ)
genitive	षष्ठस्य (ṣaṣṭhásya)	षष्ठयोः (ṣaṣṭháyoḥ)	षष्ठानाम् (ṣaṣṭhā́nām)
locative	षष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhé)	षष्ठयोः (ṣaṣṭháyoḥ)	षष्ठेषु (ṣaṣṭhéṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of षष्ठी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī́)	षष्ठ्यौ (ṣaṣṭhyaù) षष्ठी¹ (ṣaṣṭhī́¹)	षष्ठ्यः (ṣaṣṭhyàḥ) षष्ठीः¹ (ṣaṣṭhī́ḥ¹)
vocative	षष्ठि (ṣáṣṭhi)	षष्ठ्यौ (ṣáṣṭhyau) षष्ठी¹ (ṣáṣṭhī¹)	षष्ठ्यः (ṣáṣṭhyaḥ) षष्ठीः¹ (ṣáṣṭhīḥ¹)
accusative	षष्ठीम् (ṣaṣṭhī́m)	षष्ठ्यौ (ṣaṣṭhyaù) षष्ठी¹ (ṣaṣṭhī́¹)	षष्ठीः (ṣaṣṭhī́ḥ)
instrumental	षष्ठ्या (ṣaṣṭhyā́)	षष्ठीभ्याम् (ṣaṣṭhī́bhyām)	षष्ठीभिः (ṣaṣṭhī́bhiḥ)
dative	षष्ठ्यै (ṣaṣṭhyaí)	षष्ठीभ्याम् (ṣaṣṭhī́bhyām)	षष्ठीभ्यः (ṣaṣṭhī́bhyaḥ)
ablative	षष्ठ्याः (ṣaṣṭhyā́ḥ) षष्ठ्यै² (ṣaṣṭhyaí²)	षष्ठीभ्याम् (ṣaṣṭhī́bhyām)	षष्ठीभ्यः (ṣaṣṭhī́bhyaḥ)
genitive	षष्ठ्याः (ṣaṣṭhyā́ḥ) षष्ठ्यै² (ṣaṣṭhyaí²)	षष्ठ्योः (ṣaṣṭhyóḥ)	षष्ठीनाम् (ṣaṣṭhī́nām)
locative	षष्ठ्याम् (ṣaṣṭhyā́m)	षष्ठ्योः (ṣaṣṭhyóḥ)	षष्ठीषु (ṣaṣṭhī́ṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of षष्ठ

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	षष्ठम् (ṣaṣṭhám)	षष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhé)	षष्ठानि (ṣaṣṭhā́ni) षष्ठा¹ (ṣaṣṭhā́¹)
vocative	षष्ठ (ṣáṣṭha)	षष्ठे (ṣáṣṭhe)	षष्ठानि (ṣáṣṭhāni) षष्ठा¹ (ṣáṣṭhā¹)
accusative	षष्ठम् (ṣaṣṭhám)	षष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhé)	षष्ठानि (ṣaṣṭhā́ni) षष्ठा¹ (ṣaṣṭhā́¹)
instrumental	षष्ठेन (ṣaṣṭhéna)	षष्ठाभ्याम् (ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām)	षष्ठैः (ṣaṣṭhaíḥ) षष्ठेभिः¹ (ṣaṣṭhébhiḥ¹)
dative	षष्ठाय (ṣaṣṭhā́ya)	षष्ठाभ्याम् (ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām)	षष्ठेभ्यः (ṣaṣṭhébhyaḥ)
ablative	षष्ठात् (ṣaṣṭhā́t)	षष्ठाभ्याम् (ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām)	षष्ठेभ्यः (ṣaṣṭhébhyaḥ)
genitive	षष्ठस्य (ṣaṣṭhásya)	षष्ठयोः (ṣaṣṭháyoḥ)	षष्ठानाम् (ṣaṣṭhā́nām)
locative	षष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhé)	षष्ठयोः (ṣaṣṭháyoḥ)	षष्ठेषु (ṣaṣṭhéṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: chaṭṭha
  • → Burmese: ဆဋ္ဌမ (hcathta.ma.)