षष्ठ

See also: षष्ठी

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ষষ্ঠ (Assamese script)
• ᬱᬱ᭄ᬞ (Balinese script)
• ষষ্ঠ (Bengali script)
• 𑰬𑰬𑰿𑰙 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀱𑀱𑁆𑀞 (Brahmi script)
• ၑၑ္ဌ (Burmese script)
• ષષ્ઠ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਸ਼੍ਠ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌷𑌷𑍍𑌠 (Grantha script)
• ꦰꦰ꧀ꦜ (Javanese script)
• 𑂭𑂭𑂹𑂘 (Kaithi script)
• ಷಷ್ಠ (Kannada script)
• ឞឞ្ឋ (Khmer script)
• ຩຩ຺ຐ (Lao script)
• ഷഷ്ഠ (Malayalam script)
• ᢢᠠᢢᡱᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘬𑘬𑘿𑘙 (Modi script)
• ᢔᠠᢔᢍᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧌𑧌𑧠𑦹 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐲𑐲𑑂𑐛 (Newa script)
• ଷଷ୍ଠ (Odia script)
• ꢰꢰ꣄ꢝ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆰𑆰𑇀𑆜 (Sharada script)
• 𑖬𑖬𑖿𑖙 (Siddham script)
• ෂෂ‍්ඨ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪀𑪀 𑪙𑩧 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚶𑚕 (Takri script)
• ஷஷ்ட² (Tamil script)
• షష్ఠ (Telugu script)
• ษษฺฐ (Thai script)
• ཥ་ཥྛ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒭𑒭𑓂𑒚 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨯𑨯𑩇𑨕 (Zanabazar Square script)

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Cardinal: षष् (ṣaṣ)     Ordinal: षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ṣwuṣṭʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *š(w)uštʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *suḱs-th₂ó-s (“sixth”). Cognate with Pali chaṭṭha, Avestan 𐬑𐬱𐬙𐬎𐬎𐬀 (xštuua, “sixth”), Latin sextus, Ancient Greek ἕκτος (héktos).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʂɐʂ.ʈʰɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʂɐʂ.ʈʰɐ/

Adjective

षष्ठ • (ṣaṣṭha) stem

1. sixth
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 15.17:

     योऽस्य प्रथमो व्यानः सेयं भूमिः ॥
     योऽस्य द्वितीयो व्यानस्तदन्तरिक्षम् ॥
     योऽस्य तृतीयो व्यानः सा द्यौः ॥
     योऽस्य चतुर्थो व्यानस्तानि नक्षत्राणि ॥
     योऽस्य पञ्चमो व्यानस्त ऋतवः ॥
     योऽस्य षष्ठो व्यानस्त आर्तवाः ॥
     योऽस्य सप्तमो व्यानः स संवत्सरः ॥

     yoʼsya prathamo vyānaḥ seyaṃ bhūmiḥ .
     yoʼsya dvitīyo vyānastadantarikṣam .
     yoʼsya tṛtīyo vyānaḥ sā dyauḥ .
     yoʼsya caturtho vyānastāni nakṣatrāṇi .
     yoʼsya pañcamo vyānasta ṛtavaḥ .
     yoʼsya ṣaṣṭho vyānasta ārtavāḥ .
     yoʼsya saptamo vyānaḥ sa saṃvatsaraḥ .

     His first diffused breath is this Earth.
     His second diffused breath is that Firmament.
     His third diffused breath is that Heaven.
     His fourth diffused breath are those Constellations.
     His fifth diffused breath are the Seasons.
     His sixth diffused breath are the Season-groups.
     His seventh diffused breath is the year.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭhá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	षष्ठः ṣaṣṭháḥ	षष्ठौ / षष्ठा¹ ṣaṣṭhaú / ṣaṣṭhā́¹	षष्ठाः / षष्ठासः¹ ṣaṣṭhā́ḥ / ṣaṣṭhā́saḥ¹
Vocative	षष्ठ ṣáṣṭha	षष्ठौ / षष्ठा¹ ṣáṣṭhau / ṣáṣṭhā¹	षष्ठाः / षष्ठासः¹ ṣáṣṭhāḥ / ṣáṣṭhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	षष्ठम् ṣaṣṭhám	षष्ठौ / षष्ठा¹ ṣaṣṭhaú / ṣaṣṭhā́¹	षष्ठान् ṣaṣṭhā́n
Instrumental	षष्ठेन ṣaṣṭhéna	षष्ठाभ्याम् ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām	षष्ठैः / षष्ठेभिः¹ ṣaṣṭhaíḥ / ṣaṣṭhébhiḥ¹
Dative	षष्ठाय ṣaṣṭhā́ya	षष्ठाभ्याम् ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām	षष्ठेभ्यः ṣaṣṭhébhyaḥ
Ablative	षष्ठात् ṣaṣṭhā́t	षष्ठाभ्याम् ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām	षष्ठेभ्यः ṣaṣṭhébhyaḥ
Genitive	षष्ठस्य ṣaṣṭhásya	षष्ठयोः ṣaṣṭháyoḥ	षष्ठानाम् ṣaṣṭhā́nām
Locative	षष्ठे ṣaṣṭhé	षष्ठयोः ṣaṣṭháyoḥ	षष्ठेषु ṣaṣṭhéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	षष्ठी ṣaṣṭhī́	षष्ठ्यौ / षष्ठी¹ ṣaṣṭhyaù / ṣaṣṭhī́¹	षष्ठ्यः / षष्ठीः¹ ṣaṣṭhyàḥ / ṣaṣṭhī́ḥ¹
Vocative	षष्ठि ṣáṣṭhi	षष्ठ्यौ / षष्ठी¹ ṣáṣṭhyau / ṣáṣṭhī¹	षष्ठ्यः / षष्ठीः¹ ṣáṣṭhyaḥ / ṣáṣṭhīḥ¹
Accusative	षष्ठीम् ṣaṣṭhī́m	षष्ठ्यौ / षष्ठी¹ ṣaṣṭhyaù / ṣaṣṭhī́¹	षष्ठीः ṣaṣṭhī́ḥ
Instrumental	षष्ठ्या ṣaṣṭhyā́	षष्ठीभ्याम् ṣaṣṭhī́bhyām	षष्ठीभिः ṣaṣṭhī́bhiḥ
Dative	षष्ठ्यै ṣaṣṭhyaí	षष्ठीभ्याम् ṣaṣṭhī́bhyām	षष्ठीभ्यः ṣaṣṭhī́bhyaḥ
Ablative	षष्ठ्याः / षष्ठ्यै² ṣaṣṭhyā́ḥ / ṣaṣṭhyaí²	षष्ठीभ्याम् ṣaṣṭhī́bhyām	षष्ठीभ्यः ṣaṣṭhī́bhyaḥ
Genitive	षष्ठ्याः / षष्ठ्यै² ṣaṣṭhyā́ḥ / ṣaṣṭhyaí²	षष्ठ्योः ṣaṣṭhyóḥ	षष्ठीनाम् ṣaṣṭhī́nām
Locative	षष्ठ्याम् ṣaṣṭhyā́m	षष्ठ्योः ṣaṣṭhyóḥ	षष्ठीषु ṣaṣṭhī́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭhá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	षष्ठम् ṣaṣṭhám	षष्ठे ṣaṣṭhé	षष्ठानि / षष्ठा¹ ṣaṣṭhā́ni / ṣaṣṭhā́¹
Vocative	षष्ठ ṣáṣṭha	षष्ठे ṣáṣṭhe	षष्ठानि / षष्ठा¹ ṣáṣṭhāni / ṣáṣṭhā¹
Accusative	षष्ठम् ṣaṣṭhám	षष्ठे ṣaṣṭhé	षष्ठानि / षष्ठा¹ ṣaṣṭhā́ni / ṣaṣṭhā́¹
Instrumental	षष्ठेन ṣaṣṭhéna	षष्ठाभ्याम् ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām	षष्ठैः / षष्ठेभिः¹ ṣaṣṭhaíḥ / ṣaṣṭhébhiḥ¹
Dative	षष्ठाय ṣaṣṭhā́ya	षष्ठाभ्याम् ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām	षष्ठेभ्यः ṣaṣṭhébhyaḥ
Ablative	षष्ठात् ṣaṣṭhā́t	षष्ठाभ्याम् ṣaṣṭhā́bhyām	षष्ठेभ्यः ṣaṣṭhébhyaḥ
Genitive	षष्ठस्य ṣaṣṭhásya	षष्ठयोः ṣaṣṭháyoḥ	षष्ठानाम् ṣaṣṭhā́nām
Locative	षष्ठे ṣaṣṭhé	षष्ठयोः ṣaṣṭháyoḥ	षष्ठेषु ṣaṣṭhéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: chaṭṭha
  • → Burmese: ဆဋ္ဌမ (hcathta.ma.)