Apabhramsa

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞 (aṭṭha), from Sanskrit 𑆃𑆰𑇀𑆛 (aṣṭá).[1]

    Numeral

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    𑆃𑆛𑇀𑆜 (aṭṭha) (cardinal number) (Ṭakka, Kāśmīrī)[2][3]

    1. eight
      • c. 1000 – 1100, Abdur Rahman, Sandeśa-Rāsaka 31:[4]
        𑆑𑆶𑆱𑆶𑆩𑆱𑆫𑆳𑆇𑆲 𑆫𑆷𑆮𑆟𑆴𑆲𑆴 𑆮𑆴𑆲𑆴 𑆟𑆴𑆩𑇀𑆩𑆮𑆴𑆪 𑆓𑆫𑆴 𑇅
        𑆠𑆁 𑆥𑆴𑆑𑇀𑆒𑆼𑆮𑆴𑆟𑆶 𑆥𑆲𑆴𑆪 𑆟𑆴𑆲𑆴 𑆓𑆳𑆲𑆳 𑆨𑆟𑆴𑆪𑆳 𑆃𑆛𑇀𑆜 𑇆
        kusumasarāuha rūvaṇihi vihi ṇimmaviya gari .
        taṃ pikkheviṇu pahiya ṇihi gāhā bhaṇiyā aṭṭha .
        • 1999 translation by Harivallabh Bhayani
          31.[5] Seeing her, a weapon of love-god, a treasure house of beauty, created by Vidhi as the most excellent, the traveller uttered eight Gāthās.

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