𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲

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𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassan

  1. Brahmi script form of sahassa (thousand)

Declension edit

Prakrit edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra); see there for more. Cognate with Magadhi Prakrit 𑀰𑀳𑀰𑁆𑀰 (śahaśśa), Pali sahassa.

Numeral edit

𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassan or m (Devanagari सहस्स, Kannada ಸಹಸ್ಸ) (Ardhamagadhi, Maharastri, Paisaci, Sauraseni) (cardinal number)

  1. thousand

Declension edit

Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (neuter)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀁 (sahassaṃ) 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sahassāiṃ) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇 (sahassāi)
Accusative 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀁 (sahassaṃ) 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sahassāiṃ) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇 (sahassāi)
Instrumental 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀡 (sahasseṇa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀁 (sahasseṇaṃ) 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sahassehi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sahassehiṃ)
Dative 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀅 (sahassāa)
Ablative 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀑 (sahassāo) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀉 (sahassāu) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (sahassāhi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (sahassāhiṃto)
Genitive 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassassa) 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀡 (sahassāṇa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (sahassāṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (sahassammi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂 (sahasse) 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (sahassesu) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sahassesuṃ)
Vocative 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā) 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sahassāiṃ) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇 (sahassāi)
Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁄 (sahasso) 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā)
Accusative 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀁 (sahassaṃ) 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂 (sahasse) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā)
Instrumental 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀡 (sahasseṇa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀁 (sahasseṇaṃ) 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sahassehi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sahassehiṃ)
Dative 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀅 (sahassāa)
Ablative 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀑 (sahassāo) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀉 (sahassāu) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (sahassāhi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (sahassāhiṃto)
Genitive 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassassa) 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀡 (sahassāṇa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (sahassāṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (sahassammi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂 (sahasse) 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (sahassesu) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sahassesuṃ)
Vocative 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā) 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā)

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Further reading edit

  • Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 222.
  • Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 21.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sahassa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 768
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    Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “सहस्स”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].