deriv LSK ETT STT aSTA ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

/SaSThI / षष्ठी

The sixth ending is any of

/Gas /os /Am

namely, the sixth group of three in list svaujasamauTch....

These usually mean "of" —

caitrasya gauH चैत्रस्य गौः "Caitra's cow"

kRSNA caitrasya gauH कृष्णा चैत्रस्य गौः "caitra's cow is black"

"has", —

caitrasya gauH चैत्रस्य गौः "Caitra has a cow"

"from the viewpoint of" —

sA nizA pazyato muneH सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः it is nighttime for the saint who can see

or "to" (with verbs of giving) —

brAhmaNasya gAM rAjA dadAti ब्राह्मणस्य गां राजा ददाति "king gives a cow to the brahmin"

In sUtras it may mean "instead of", see SaSThIsthAney....

See also uses of cases.