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In the following Pages, Cardinal Numbers and their Declensional forms are being shown. First, Cardinal Numbers and their Declensional forms are given. Afterwards, Ordinal Numbers alongwith their Masculine, Feminine and Neuter Genders are given. According to the Ardhamāgadhi dictionary, ordinarily Ordinal Numbers are formed by adding the 'ma' suffix to the Cardinal Number. 'We have accepted the use of this rule for all the Ordinal Numbers'. But in the dictionary irregular Ordinal Numbers are also found. They are shown by putting No.'l' on them.
Cardinal Numbers
= One - Two - Three
: Four
= Five
1. Ekka, Ikka, Ega, Ea 2. Do, Duve, Be 3. Ti 4. Cau 5. Pañca 6. Chattha 7. Satta 8. Attha 9. Nava 10. Daha, Dasa 11. Ekkāraha, Ikkāraha, Egăraha, Eāraha,
Ekkārasa, Ikkārasa, Egārasa, Eārasa 12. Baraha, Bārasa, Duvālasa 13. Teraha, Terasa 14. Cauddha, Cauddsa, Coddsa
- Six - Seven - Eight = Nine = Ten
- Eleven
= Twelve
- Thirteen
= Fourteen
Advanced Praksta Grammar
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