Old Hindi

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    Cardinal : अठ (aṭha)

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Apabhramsa अट्ठ (aṭṭha), from Prakrit अट्ठ (aṭṭha), from Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭá).[1]

    Numeral

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    अठ (aṭha) (cardinal number)[2][3]

    1. eight
      • c. 1420, Kabīr, Kabīr Vāṇī 448.0b:
        मानूं अठ-सिधि नवनि ताकै ।
        हर्षि हरषि जस बोलै ॥
        mānūṃ aṭha-sidhi navani tākai.
        harṣi haraṣi jasa bolai.
        as if eight siddhis, nine treasures [were contained] in his joy
        rejoicing he sings the praise [of God]

    Descendants

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