anuśatika

 In Sanskrit, "anuśatika" (अनुशतिक) primarily means “accompanied with, or bought for, a hundred,” often referring to a measure, quantity, or association with the number one hundred.

Definition and Usage

• The term अनुशतिक (anuśatika) is an adjective used to denote 
• something that is related to or associated with the number 100, 
• such as a hundred units of an item, or a quantity “for a hundred”.
• In classical texts, it is used in contexts such as military or ritual 
• references, for example, denoting a hundred soldiers or a hundred
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Etymology

• The word is composed of “anu” (अनु) meaning “with” or “accompanied
• by” and “śatika” (शतिक) meaning “hundred.”
• Together, “anu-śatika” literally conveys the sense “accompanied
• by a hundred” or “pertaining to a hundred” (

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Example in Classical Text

• Sanskrit texts like Śukra’s writings contain references to अनुशतिक
• in contexts of organizing troops or activities by hundreds:
• “तथाविधोनुशतिकः … जानाति युद्धसंभारं कार्ययोग्यं च सैनिकम्” which indicates 
• soldiers organized or accounted for in hundreds (

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In summary, anuśatika is a classical Sanskrit adjective specifying 

association with the number one hundred, whether in counting, 

measuring, or arranging items in hundreds. It is commonly found in 

contexts such as ancient texts describing military, ritual, or material

arrangements.