As a Hindi name
षट्क · noun · masculine
छह । ६ की संख्या · छह वस्तुओं का समूह । विशेष॰—इच्छा, द्वेष, प्रयत्न, सुख, दुःख और ज्ञान के समूह को प्रायः षट्क कहते हैं — Śabdasāgara
षट्क · adj
छह् संबंधी । छह का । छहवाला — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a hexade or aggregate of six (ifc. after another numeral, e.g. nava-ṣaṭka, ‘consisting of nine hexades’), &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "ṣaṭka" is derived from "ṣaṭ" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
ṣaṭ , ṣaḍ (in comp. for ṣaṣ) See below.
ṣaṭ ind. six times, ŚBr.
ṣaṭka mfn. consisting of six, Lāṭy.; RPrāt.; Śuśr. &c. (dvi-ṣaṭka = 12 MBh.)
bought for six &c., Pāṇ. v, 1, 22
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
ṣaṭka mfn. consisting of six, Lāṭy.; RPrāt.; Śuśr. &c. (dvi-ṣaṭka = 12 MBh.)
bought for six &c., Pāṇ. v, 1, 22
occurring for the sixth time, doing anything for the sixth time, ib. v, 2, 77, Vārtt.
ṣaṭka m. six, Gaṇit.
ṣaṭka n. a hexade or aggregate of six (ifc. after another numeral, e.g. nava-ṣaṭka, ‘consisting of nine hexades’), Nir.; ĀśvŚr.; MBh. &c.
ṣaṭ , ṣaḍ (in comp. for ṣaṣ) See below.
ṣaṭ ind. six times, ŚBr.
Alternative readings
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