In this lesson, we will learn Sanskrit Counting 1 to 100 (1-100).
1-100
| English | Numbers | Sanskrit |
| One | १ | एकः |
| Two | २ | द्वौ |
| Three | ३ | त्रयः |
| Four | ४ | चत्वारः |
| Five | ५ | पञ्च |
| Six | ६ | षट् |
| Seven | ७ | सप्त |
| Eight | ८ | अष्ट |
| Nine | ९ | नव |
| Ten | १॰ | दश |
| Eleven | ११ | एकादशन् |
| Twelve | १२ | द्वादशन् |
| Thirteen | १३ | त्रयोदशन् |
| Fourteen | १४ | चतुर्दशन् |
| Fifteen | १५ | पञ्चदशन् |
| Sixteen | १६ | षोडशन् |
| Seventeen | १७ | सप्तदशन् |
| Eighteen | १८ | अष्टादशन् |
| Nineteen | १९ | नवदशन्, एकोनविंशति, ऊनविंशति, एकान्नविंशति |
| Twenty | २॰ | विंशति |
| Twenty-one | २१ | एकाविंशति |
| Twenty-two | २२ | द्वाविंशति |
| Twenty-three | २३ | त्रयोविंशति |
| Twenty-four | २४ | चतुर्विंशति |
| Twenty-five | २५ | पञ्चविंशति |
| Twenty-six | २६ | षड्विंशति |
| Twenty-seven | २७ | सप्तविंशति |
| Twenty-eight | २८ | अष्टाविंशति |
| Twenty-nine | २९ | नवविंशति, एकोनात्रिंशत्, ऊनत्रिंशत्, एकान्नत्रिंशत् |
| Thirty | ३॰ | त्रिंशत् |
| Thirty-one | ३१ | एकत्रिंशत् |
| Thirty-two | ३२ | द्वात्रिंशत् |
| Thirty-three | ३३ | त्रयत्रिंशत् |
| Thirty-four | ३४ | चतुस्त्रिंशत् |
| Thirty-five | ३५ | पञ्चत्रिंशत् |
| Thirty-six | ३६ | षट्त्रिंशत् |
| Thirty-seven | ३७ | सप्तत्रिंशत् |
| Thirty-eight | ३८ | अष्टात्रिंशत् |
| Thirty-nine | ३९ | एकोनचत्वारिंशत् |
| Forty | ४॰ | चत्वारिंशत् |
| Forty-one | ४१ | एकचत्वारिंशत् |
| Forty-two | ४२ | द्विचत्वारिंशत्, द्वाचत्वारिंशत् |
| Forty-three | ४३ | त्रिचत्वारिंशत्, त्रयश्चत्वारिंशत् |
| Forty-four | ४४ | चतुश्चत्वारिंशत् |
| Forty-five | ४५ | पञ्चचत्वारिंशत् |
| Forty-six | ४६ | षट्चत्वारिंशत् |
| Forty-seven | ४७ | सप्तचत्वारिंशत् |
| Forty-eight | ४८ | अष्टचत्वारिंशत्, अष्टाचत्वारिंशत् |
| Forty-nine | ४९ | एकोनपञ्चाशत् |
| Fifty | ५॰ | पञ्चाशत् |
| Fifty-one | ५१ | एकपञ्चाशत् |
| Fifty-two | ५२ | द्विपञ्चाशत् |
| Fifty-three | ५३ | त्रिपञ्चाशत् |
| Fifty-four | ५४ | चतुःपञ्चाशत् |
| Fifty-five | ५५ | पञ्चपञ्चाशत् |
| Fifty-six | ५६ | षट्पञ्चाशत् |
| Fifty-seven | ५७ | सप्तपञ्चाशत् |
| Fifty-eight | ५८ | अष्टपञ्चाशत् |
| Fifty-nine | ५९ | एकोनषष्ठिः |
| Sixty | ६॰ | षष्ठिः |
| Sixty-one | ६१ | एकषष्ठिः |
| Sixty-two | ६२ | द्विषष्ठिः |
| Sixty-three | ६३ | त्रिषष्ठिः |
| Sixty-four | ६४ | चतुःषष्ठिः |
| Sixty-five | ६५ | पञ्चषष्ठिः |
| Sixty-six | ६६ | षट्षष्ठिः |
| Sixty-seven | ६७ | सप्तषष्ठिः |
| Sixty-eight | ६८ | अष्टषष्ठिः |
| Sixty-nine | ६९ | एकोनसप्ततिः |
| Seventy | ७॰ | सप्ततिः |
| Seventy-one | ७१ | एकसप्ततिः |
| Seventy-two | ७२ | द्विसप्ततिः |
| Seventy-three | ७३ | त्रिसप्ततिः |
| Seventy-four | ७४ | चतुःसप्ततिः |
| Seventy-five | ७५ | पञ्चसप्ततिः |
| Seventy-six | ७६ | षट्सप्ततिः |
| Seventy-seven | ७७ | सप्तसप्ततिः |
| Seventy-eight | ७८ | अष्टसप्ततिः |
| Seventy-nine | ७९ | एकोनाशीतिः |
| Eighty | ८॰ | अशीतिः |
| Eighty-one | ८१ | एकाशीतिः |
| Eighty-two | ८२ | द्वशीतिः |
| Eighty-three | ८३ | त्र्यशीतिः |
| Eighty-four | ८४ | चतुरशीतिः |
| Eighty-five | ८५ | पञ्चाशीतिः |
| Eighty-six | ८६ | षडशीतिः |
| Eighty-seven | ८७ | सप्ताशीतिः |
| Eighty-eight | ८८ | अष्टाशीतिः |
| Eighty-nine | ८९ | एकोननवतिः |
| Ninety | ९॰ | नवतिः |
| Ninety-one | ९१ | एकनवतिः |
| Ninety-two | ९२ | द्विनवतिः |
| Ninety-three | ९३ | त्रिनवतिः |
| Ninety-four | ९४ | चतुर्नवतिः |
| Ninety-five | ९५ | पञ्चनवतिः |
| Ninety-six | ९६ | षण्णवतिः |
| Ninety-seven | ९७ | सप्तनवतिः |
| Ninety-eight | ९८ | अष्टनवतिः |
| Ninety-Nine | ९९ | एकोनशतम् |
| Hundred | १॰॰ | शतम् |
After learning them, we can move forward to learning further numbers
Given these words we can form up to 199 words by applying the rule of external sandhi, (like four + teen = fourteen in English), in Sanskrit it can be done by putting the smaller number in front of bigger numbers (chaturdasa for 14).
However, there are some irregularities that we need to remember.
- Number 11 in Sanskrit becomes ekā
- dva becomes dvā, but remains unchanged for
- Tri becomes triya and is unchanged for 83
- 16 is called sodāsa, whereas 96 is sadnvati
- Asta becomes astā in 18, 28 and 38.
- They are sometimes applied to numbers above than 200, however, it is not common.
एकादश
ekādaśa
11
षट्षष्टि
ṣaṭṣaṣṭi
66
sas becomes ṣaṭ by consonant reduction.
त्र्यशीति
tryaśīti
83
त्रिविंशतिशत
triviṃśatiśata
123
Devanagari numbers
| देवनागरी | IAST |
|---|---|
| १ | 1 |
| २ | 2 |
| ३ | 3 |
| ४ | 4 |
| ५ | 5 |
| ६ | 6 |
| ७ | 7 |
| ८ | 8 |
| ९ | 9 |
| १0 | 10 |
There are several proofs about Devanagari numbers being the origin of all English and as well as Arab numbers too. These numbers can be traced back to 500 B.C. You can also see the similarities between them in the above examples.
One similarity regarding the numbers can be seen in the pattern regarding the counting of the numbers. For instance, almost everywhere today the numbers are counted in the groups of ten, the numbers 1- 9 are written separately and then rests of the numbers are adjoined in the groups of ten, Tens of thousands of currency. However, it changes from culture to culture, for instance, earlier some cultures counted on the groups of sixty, so it depends upon the culture and society to give importance to which group of numbers.
