adjectif numéral : six
| pluriel | |
|---|---|
| nominatif | cha |
| accusatif | |
| instrumental | chahi, chambhī |
| ablatif | |
| datif | channaṁ |
| génitif | |
| locatif | chasu, chassu |
cha & chaḷ (cha in composition effects gemination of consonant, e. g. chabbīsati=cha+vīsati, chabbaṇṇa= cha+vaṇṇa, chaḷ only before vowels in compn: chaḷanga, chaḷ – abhiññā) [Vedic ṣaṣ & ṣaṭ (ṣaḍ=chaḷ), Gr. e(/c, Lat. sex, Goth, saihs] the number six. Cases: nom. cha, gen. channaṃ, instr. chahi (& chambhī (?) J iv.310, which should be chambhi & prob. chabbhi=ṣaḍbhiḥ; see also chambhī), loc. chasu (& chassu), num. ord. chaṭṭha the sixth. Cp. also saṭṭhi (60) soḷasa (16). Six is applied whenever a “major set” is concerned (see 2), as in the foll.: 6 munis are distinguished at Nd2 514 (in pairs of 3: see muni); 6 bhikkhus as a “clique” (see chabaggiya, cp. the Vestal virgins in Rome, 6 in number); 6 are the sciences of the Veda (see chaḷanga); there are 6 buddha – dhammā (Nd2 466); 6 viññāṇakāyā (see upadhi); 6 senses & sense – organs (see āyatana) – cha dānasālā J i.282; oraṃ chahi māsehi kālakiriyā bhavissati (l shall die in 6 months, i. e. not just yet, but very soon, after the “next” moon) Pv iv.335. Six bodily faults J i.394 (viz. too long, too short, too thin, too fat, too black, too white). Six thousand Gandhabbas J ii.334. Lire la suite à la page : http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.1:1:1573.pali
ṣaṣ num. * pl. le nombre six || lat. sex ; all. sechs ; ang. six ; fr. six.