num. a. (used in pl., nom. ṣaṭ; gen. ṣaṇṇāṃ) Six; Ms. 1. 16, 8, [Page1064-1c+ 16] 403. Comp. akṣīṇaḥ (ṣaḍakṣīṇaḥ) a fish. aṃgaṃ (ṣaḍaṃgaṃ) 1. six parts of the body taken collectively: jaṃghe bāhū śiro madhyaṃ ṣaḍaṃgamidamucyate.

2. the six works auxiliary to the Veda; śikṣā kalpo vyākaraṇaṃ niruktaṃ chaṃdasāṃ citiḥ. jyotiṣāmayanaṃ caiva ṣaḍaṃgo veda ucyate; see vedāṃga also.

3. six auspici- ous things, i....

mfn. pl. (prob. for orig. ṣakṣ; nom. acc. ṣ/aṭ instr. ṣaḍbh/is dat. abl. ṣaḍbhy/as, gen. ṣaṇṇ/ām loc. ṣaṭs/u; in comp. ṣaṣ becomes ṣaṭ before hard letters, ṣaḍ before soft, ṣo before d, which is changed into ḍ, and ṇ before nasals) six (with the counted... mfn. (in gram) a tech. N. for numerals ending in ṣ and n and words like kati Pa1n2. 1-1, 24, 25 1108,1 224941 ind. six times S3Br. [ cf. Gk. ἕξ; Lat. seḷ; Goth....