𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahásra).

Numeral

𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra)

1. thousand

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (“thousand”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀱𑀳𑀱 (ṣahaṣa)
East	Dhauli	𑀲𑀳𑀲 (sahasa)
	Jaugada	𑀲𑀳𑀲 (sahasa)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨯𐨱𐨯𐨿𐨪 (sahasra)
	Mansehra	𐨯𐨱𐨯𐨿𐨪 (sahasra)
West	Girnar	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (“thousand”)
𐨯𐨱𐨯𐨿𐨪 (sahasra) (2) 𑀲𑀳𑀲 (sahasa) (2) 𑀱𑀳𑀱 (ṣahaṣa) (1) 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra) (1)

Descendants

• Prakrit: (see there for further descendants)

  Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa)

  Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀰𑀳𑀰𑁆𑀰 (śahaśśa)

  Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa)

  Paisaci Prakrit: 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa)

  Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa)

Further reading

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 138.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sahasra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 768

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সহস্ৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬳᬲ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
• সহস্র (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰮𑰭𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• သဟသြ (Burmese script)
• सहस्र (Devanagari script)
• સહસ્ર (Gujarati script)
• ਸਹਸ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦲꦱꦿ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂯𑂮𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಹಸ್ರ (Kannada script)
• សហស្រ (Khmer script)
• ສຫສ຺ຣ (Lao script)
• സഹസ്ര (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠰ᠌ᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘮𑘭𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᠾᠠᠰᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧎𑧍𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐴𑐳𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
• ସହସ୍ର (Odia script)
• ꢱꢲꢱ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆲𑆱𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖮𑖭𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
• සහස්‍ර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑪂𑪁 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚩𑚨𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஸஹஸ்ர (Tamil script)
• సహస్ర (Telugu script)
• สหสฺร (Thai script)
• ས་ཧ་སྲ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒯𑒮𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨱𑨰𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Numeral

𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 • (sahásra)

1. Brahmi script form of सहस्र (“thousand”)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀫𑁆 sahasram	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁂 sahasre	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀺 / 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸¹ sahasrāṇi / sahasrā¹
Vocative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 sahasra	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁂 sahasre	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀺 / 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸¹ sahasrāṇi / sahasrā¹
Accusative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀫𑁆 sahasram	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁂 sahasre	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀺 / 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸¹ sahasrāṇi / sahasrā¹
Instrumental	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁂𑀡 sahasreṇa	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀪𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀫𑁆 sahasrābhyām	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁃𑀂 / 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁂𑀪𑀺𑀂¹ sahasraiḥ / sahasrebhiḥ¹
Dative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀬 sahasrāya	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀪𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀫𑁆 sahasrābhyām	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁂𑀪𑁆𑀬𑀂 sahasrebhyaḥ
Ablative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀢𑁆 sahasrāt	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀪𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀫𑁆 sahasrābhyām	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁂𑀪𑁆𑀬𑀂 sahasrebhyaḥ
Genitive	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀬 sahasrasya	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀬𑁄𑀂 sahasrayoḥ	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀫𑁆 sahasrāṇām
Locative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁂 sahasre	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀬𑁄𑀂 sahasrayoḥ	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁂𑀱𑀼 sahasreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Masculine a-stem declension of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀂 sahasraḥ	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁅 / 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸¹ sahasrau / sahasrā¹	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀂 / 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀂¹ sahasrāḥ / sahasrāsaḥ¹
Vocative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 sahasra	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁅 / 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸¹ sahasrau / sahasrā¹	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀂 / 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀂¹ sahasrāḥ / sahasrāsaḥ¹
Accusative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀫𑁆 sahasram	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁅 / 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸¹ sahasrau / sahasrā¹	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀦𑁆 sahasrān
Instrumental	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁂𑀡 sahasreṇa	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀪𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀫𑁆 sahasrābhyām	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁃𑀂 / 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁂𑀪𑀺𑀂¹ sahasraiḥ / sahasrebhiḥ¹
Dative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀬 sahasrāya	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀪𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀫𑁆 sahasrābhyām	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁂𑀪𑁆𑀬𑀂 sahasrebhyaḥ
Ablative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀢𑁆 sahasrāt	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀪𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀫𑁆 sahasrābhyām	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁂𑀪𑁆𑀬𑀂 sahasrebhyaḥ
Genitive	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀬 sahasrasya	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀬𑁄𑀂 sahasrayoḥ	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀫𑁆 sahasrāṇām
Locative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁂 sahasre	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀬𑁄𑀂 sahasrayoḥ	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭𑁂𑀱𑀼 sahasreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Adjective

𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 • (sahásra) stem

1. Brahmi script form of सहस्र (“a thousandth or the thousandth”)