bahu-nāmāni

vy-ā-nasí

sa-hasra

sahásra

+ = Gk. χίλιοι for χεσλοι;
cf. Pers. haṡār
a thousand (with the counted object in the same case sg. orﾠ pl. e.g.. sahasreṇabāhunā, « with a thousand arms» Hariv. ;
sahasraṉbhishajaḥ, « a thousand drugs» RV. ;
orﾠ in the gen. e.g.. dv-sahāsresuvarṇasya, two thousand pieces of gold Rājat. ;
catvāri sahasrāṇvarshāṇam, four thousand years Mn. ;
sometimes in comp., either ibc. e.g.. yuga-sahāsram, « a thousand ages» Mn., orﾠ ifc. e.g.. sahāsrâ̱ṡvena, « with a thousand horses» ;
sahasram may alsoﾠ be used as an ind. e.g.. sahasramrishibhiḥ, « with a thousand Ṛishis» RV. ;
with other numerals it is used thus, ekâ̱dhikaṉsahasram, orﾠ eka-sahasram, a thousand + one, 1001;
dvyadhikaṉs-, « a the + two», 1002;
ekādatâ̱dhikam sahasram orﾠ ekādaṡaṉs- orﾠ ekādaṡa-s-, a thousand + eleven orﾠ a thousand having eleven, 1011;
viṉṡaty-adhikaṉs- orﾠ vimaṉs-, « a thousand + twenty», 1020;
dvesahasre orﾠ dvi-sahacram, « two thousand;
trīṇisahacrāṇi orﾠ tri-sahasram, « three thousand» etc.) RV. etc. etc.;
a thousand cows orﾠ gifts (= sahasraṉgavyam etc., used to express wealth;
sahasraṉṡatâ̱ṡvam, « a thousand cows andﾠ a hundred horses» ṠāṇkhṠr.) RV. VS. ṠBr. ;
(in later language often= « 1000 Paṇas e.g.. Mn. VIII, 120; 336 etc..);
any very large number (in Naigh. III, 1 among the bahu-nāmāni;
cf. sahasra-kiraṇa etc. below);
mf (ī)n. a thousandth orﾠ the thousandth (= sahasra-tama which is the better form;
cf. Pāṇ. 5-2, 57)