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bhātā

Bhaṭa

adjective supported, fed, reared, maintained AN.iii.46 (bhatā bhaccā “maintained are my dependents”); Ja.v.330 (kicchā bh.), given by Kern, Toevoegselen s. v. in meaning “full” with wrong ref Ja.vi.14 . Cp. bharita . cp. Epic Sk. bhṛta

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1. Bهَتَ

adjective supported, fed, reared, maintained AN.iii.46 (bhatā bhaccā “maintained are my dependents”); Ja.v.330 (kicchā bh.), given by Kern, Toevoegselen s. v. in meaning “full” with wrong ref Ja.vi.14. Cp. bharita.

cp. Epic Sk. bhṛta

2. Bhaṭa

to hire; originally the same as bhṛtya fr. bhṛta & bhṛti of; bhṛ Dhtp.94, Dhtm.114
bhaṭa = bhatyaṃ i.e. bhṛtyaṃ servant, hireling, soldier Mil.240; Vv-a.305 (bhattavetana˚). As to suggestion of bhaṭa occurring in phrase yathā-bhaṭaṃ (Kern. Toevoegselen s. v. yathābhaṭaṃ see discussion under yathā bhataṃ.

  • -patha service, employment, salary Vin.iv.265; Snp-a.542.

cp. Epic & Class. Sk. bhaṭa, fr, dial.; bhaṭ

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