Apabhramsa

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

    Numeral

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    𑖀𑖘𑖿𑖙 (aṭṭha) (cardinal number) (Avahaṭṭha)

    1. eight
      • c. 1352 – 1448, Vidyapati, 4 32.122-123:[2]
        𑖕𑖏𑖡𑖸 𑖓𑖩𑖰𑖀 𑖭𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖝𑖯𑖡 𑖩𑖸𑖏 𑖢𑖨𑖰𑖭𑖸𑖏 𑖕𑖯𑖡 𑖎𑖺 𑗂
        𑖝𑖨𑖜𑖰 𑖝𑖸𑖕 𑖭𑖽𑖪𑖨𑖰𑖀 𑖀𑖘𑖿𑖙 𑖟𑖰𑖐𑖢𑖯𑖩 𑖎𑖘𑖿𑖙 𑖮𑖺 𑗃
        jakhane calia surutāna lekha parisekha jāna ko .
        taraṇi teja saṃvaria aṭṭha digapāla kaṭṭha ho .
        When the Sultan has set out
        who can take a guess at where that journey will take him?
        The brilliance of the Sun was concealed
        and the eight Dikpālas were troubled.

    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “aṣṭā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 4:Pa. Pk. aṭṭha
    2. ^ Dr. Shashinath Jha (2020) विद्यापति कृत कीर्तिलता [vidyāpati kṛta kīrtilatā, Kīrtilatā of Vidyāpati], Bhavanath Jha, page 155