aṭṭhasaṭṭhi
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀲𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- अट्ठसट्ठि (Devanagari script)
- অট্ঠসট্ঠি (Bengali script)
- අට්ඨසට්ඨි (Sinhalese script)
- အဋ္ဌသဋ္ဌိ or ဢꩦ္ꩧသꩦ္ꩧိ or ဢꩦ်ꩧသꩦ်ꩧိ (Burmese script)
- อฏฺฐสฏฺฐิ or อัฏฐะสัฏฐิ (Thai script)
- ᩋᨭᩛᩈᨭᩛᩥ (Tai Tham script)
- ອຏ຺ຐສຏ຺ຐິ or ອັຏຐະສັຏຐິ (Lao script)
- អដ្ឋសដ្ឋិ (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄑𑄴𑄒𑄥𑄑𑄴𑄒𑄨 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit अष्टाषष्टि (aṣṭāṣaṣṭi). By surface analysis, aṭṭha + saṭṭhi. Cognate with Prakrit अट्ठासट्ठि (aṭṭhāsaṭṭhi), अट्ठसट्ठि (aṭṭhasaṭṭhi), अडसट्ठि (aḍasaṭṭhi).
Numeral
aṭṭhasaṭṭhi
- sixty-eight
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “aṣṭāṣaṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 42
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “aṭṭhasaṭṭhi”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 16