चतुर्विंशति

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Sanskrit

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    Cardinal: चतुर्विंशति (caturviṃśati)

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Etymology

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Compound of चतुर् (cátur) +‎ विंशति (viṃśatí).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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चतुर्विंशति (cáturviṃśati)

  1. twenty-four
    • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) VI.8:
      चतुर्विꣳशतिम् अन्व् आह चतुर्विꣳशतिर् अर्धमासाः संवत्सरः
      caturviṃśatim anv āha caturviṃśatir ardhamāsāḥ saṃvatsaraḥ
      Twenty-four (verses) he recites; (and) the year has twenty-four half-months.

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