षोडश

Sanskrit

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Cardinal: षोडश (ṣoḍaśa)     Ordinal: षोडश (ṣoḍaśa)     Multiplier: षोडशधा (ṣoḍaśadhā)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ষোডশ (Assamese script)
• ᬱᭀᬟᬰ (Balinese script)
• ষোডশ (Bengali script)
• 𑰬𑰺𑰚𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀱𑁄𑀟𑀰 (Brahmi script)
• ၑောဍၐ (Burmese script)
• ષોડશ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੋਡਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌷𑍋𑌡𑌶 (Grantha script)
• ꦰꦺꦴꦝꦯ (Javanese script)
• 𑂭𑂷𑂙𑂬 (Kaithi script)
• ಷೋಡಶ (Kannada script)
• ឞោឌឝ (Khmer script)
• ໂຩຑຨ (Lao script)
• ഷോഡശ (Malayalam script)
• ᢢᠣᡷᠠᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘬𑘻𑘚𑘫 (Modi script)
• ᢔᠣᠸᠠᢎᠠᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧌𑧜𑦺𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐲𑑀𑐜𑐱 (Newa script)
• ଷୋଡଶ (Odia script)
• ꢰꣂꢞꢯ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆰𑆾𑆝𑆯 (Sharada script)
• 𑖬𑖺𑖚𑖫 (Siddham script)
• ෂොඩශ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪀𑩕𑩨𑩿 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚴𑚖𑚧 (Takri script)
• ஷோட³ஶ (Tamil script)
• షోడశ (Telugu script)
• โษฑศ (Thai script)
• ཥོ་ཌ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒭𑒼𑒛𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨯𑨆𑨖𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *swáẓḍaśa (“sixteen”) from *swáṭṣ (“six”) + *dáśa (“ten”). See षष् (ṣáṣ) and दश (dáśa).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʂɐ́w.ɖɐ.ɕɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʂoː.ɖɐ.ɕɐ/

Numeral

षोडश • (ṣóḍaśa)

1. sixteen
   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) II.1.4.5:

     इन्द्रो वृत्रम् अहन् तं वृत्रो हतः षोडशभिर् भोगैर् असिनात् तस्य वृत्रस्य शीर्षतो गाव उद् आयन् ता वैदेह्यो ऽभवन्

     indro vṛtram ahan taṃ vṛtro hataḥ ṣoḍaśabhir bhogair asināt tasya vṛtrasya śīrṣato gāva ud āyan tā vaidehyo ʼbhavan

     Indra killed Vrtra; the slain Vrtra bound him (Indra) with sixteen coils; from the head of Vrtra came out cows, they were (cows) of Videha.

Declension

Gender-neutral numeral declension of षोड॑श

	plural
nominative	षोड॑श (ṣóḍaśa)
accusative	षोड॑श (ṣóḍaśa)
instrumental	षो॒ड॒शभिः॑ (ṣoḍaśábhiḥ)
dative	षो॒ड॒शभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśábhyaḥ)
ablative	षो॒ड॒शभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśábhyaḥ)
genitive	षो॒ड॒शा॒नाम् (ṣoḍaśānā́m)
locative	षो॒ड॒शसु॑ (ṣoḍaśásu)
vocative	षोड॑श (ṣóḍaśa)

Alternative forms

• षोडशन् (ṣóḍaśan) — stem in traditional grammars

Descendants

• Pali: soḷasa
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑁄𑀴𑀲 (soḷasa) (see there for further descendants)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “ṣóḍaśan”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1110, column 3.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ṣṓḍaśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 743

Etymology 2

From 'Etymology 1', with change of accent.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʂɐw.ɖɐ.ɕɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʂoː.ɖɐ.ɕɐ/

Adjective

षो॒ड॒श • (ṣoḍaśá) stem

1. sixteenth

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of षो॒ड॒श

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	षो॒ड॒शः (ṣoḍaśáḥ)	षो॒ड॒शौ (ṣoḍaśáu) षो॒ड॒शा¹ (ṣoḍaśā́¹)	षो॒ड॒शाः (ṣoḍaśā́ḥ) षो॒ड॒शासः॑¹ (ṣoḍaśā́saḥ¹)
accusative	षो॒ड॒शम् (ṣoḍaśám)	षो॒ड॒शौ (ṣoḍaśáu) षो॒ड॒शा¹ (ṣoḍaśā́¹)	षो॒ड॒शान् (ṣoḍaśā́n)
instrumental	षो॒ड॒शेन॑ (ṣoḍaśéna)	षो॒ड॒शाभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́bhyām)	षो॒ड॒शैः (ṣoḍaśáiḥ) षो॒ड॒शेभिः॑¹ (ṣoḍaśébhiḥ¹)
dative	षो॒ड॒शाय॑ (ṣoḍaśā́ya)	षो॒ड॒शाभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́bhyām)	षो॒ड॒शेभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśébhyaḥ)
ablative	षो॒ड॒शात् (ṣoḍaśā́t)	षो॒ड॒शाभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́bhyām)	षो॒ड॒शेभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśébhyaḥ)
genitive	षो॒ड॒शस्य॑ (ṣoḍaśásya)	षो॒ड॒शयोः॑ (ṣoḍaśáyoḥ)	षो॒ड॒शाना॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́nām)
locative	षो॒ड॒शे (ṣoḍaśé)	षो॒ड॒शयोः॑ (ṣoḍaśáyoḥ)	षो॒ड॒शेषु॑ (ṣoḍaśéṣu)
vocative	षोड॑श (ṣóḍaśa)	षोड॑शौ (ṣóḍaśau) षोड॑शा¹ (ṣóḍaśā¹)	षोड॑शाः (ṣóḍaśāḥ) षोड॑शासः¹ (ṣóḍaśāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of षो॒ड॒शी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	षो॒ड॒शी (ṣoḍaśī́)	षो॒ड॒श्यौ॑ (ṣoḍaśyàu) षो॒ड॒शी¹ (ṣoḍaśī́¹)	षो॒ड॒श्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśyàḥ) षो॒ड॒शीः¹ (ṣoḍaśī́ḥ¹)
accusative	षो॒ड॒शीम् (ṣoḍaśī́m)	षो॒ड॒श्यौ॑ (ṣoḍaśyàu) षो॒ड॒शी¹ (ṣoḍaśī́¹)	षो॒ड॒शीः (ṣoḍaśī́ḥ)
instrumental	षो॒ड॒श्या (ṣoḍaśyā́)	षो॒ड॒शीभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśī́bhyām)	षो॒ड॒शीभिः॑ (ṣoḍaśī́bhiḥ)
dative	षो॒ड॒श्यै (ṣoḍaśyái)	षो॒ड॒शीभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśī́bhyām)	षो॒ड॒शीभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśī́bhyaḥ)
ablative	षो॒ड॒श्याः (ṣoḍaśyā́ḥ) षो॒ड॒श्यै² (ṣoḍaśyái²)	षो॒ड॒शीभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśī́bhyām)	षो॒ड॒शीभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśī́bhyaḥ)
genitive	षो॒ड॒श्याः (ṣoḍaśyā́ḥ) षो॒ड॒श्यै² (ṣoḍaśyái²)	षो॒ड॒श्योः (ṣoḍaśyóḥ)	षो॒ड॒शीना॑म् (ṣoḍaśī́nām)
locative	षो॒ड॒श्याम् (ṣoḍaśyā́m)	षो॒ड॒श्योः (ṣoḍaśyóḥ)	षो॒ड॒शीषु॑ (ṣoḍaśī́ṣu)
vocative	षोड॑शि (ṣóḍaśi)	षोड॑श्यौ (ṣóḍaśyau) षोड॑शी¹ (ṣóḍaśī¹)	षोड॑श्यः (ṣóḍaśyaḥ) षोड॑शीः¹ (ṣóḍaśīḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of षो॒ड॒श

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	षो॒ड॒शम् (ṣoḍaśám)	षो॒ड॒शे (ṣoḍaśé)	षो॒ड॒शानि॑ (ṣoḍaśā́ni) षो॒ड॒शा¹ (ṣoḍaśā́¹)
accusative	षो॒ड॒शम् (ṣoḍaśám)	षो॒ड॒शे (ṣoḍaśé)	षो॒ड॒शानि॑ (ṣoḍaśā́ni) षो॒ड॒शा¹ (ṣoḍaśā́¹)
instrumental	षो॒ड॒शेन॑ (ṣoḍaśéna)	षो॒ड॒शाभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́bhyām)	षो॒ड॒शैः (ṣoḍaśáiḥ) षो॒ड॒शेभिः॑¹ (ṣoḍaśébhiḥ¹)
dative	षो॒ड॒शाय॑ (ṣoḍaśā́ya)	षो॒ड॒शाभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́bhyām)	षो॒ड॒शेभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśébhyaḥ)
ablative	षो॒ड॒शात् (ṣoḍaśā́t)	षो॒ड॒शाभ्या॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́bhyām)	षो॒ड॒शेभ्यः॑ (ṣoḍaśébhyaḥ)
genitive	षो॒ड॒शस्य॑ (ṣoḍaśásya)	षो॒ड॒शयोः॑ (ṣoḍaśáyoḥ)	षो॒ड॒शाना॑म् (ṣoḍaśā́nām)
locative	षो॒ड॒शे (ṣoḍaśé)	षो॒ड॒शयोः॑ (ṣoḍaśáyoḥ)	षो॒ड॒शेषु॑ (ṣoḍaśéṣu)
vocative	षोड॑श (ṣóḍaśa)	षोड॑शे (ṣóḍaśe)	षोड॑शानि (ṣóḍaśāni) षोड॑शा¹ (ṣóḍaśā¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “ṣoḍaśá”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1110, column 2.