ind. A particle expressing:- 1 Sorrow, regret (alas!); vayaṃ bata vidūrataḥ kramagatā paśoḥ kanyakā Māl. 3. 18; aho bata mahatpāpaṃ kartuṃ vyavasitā vayaṃ Bg. 1. 45.

2 Pity or compas- sion; kva bata hariṇakānāṃ jīvitaṃ cāti- lolaṃ Ś. 1. 10.

4 Addressing, call- ing; bata vitarata toyaṃ toyavāhā nitāṃtaṃ G.M., R. 9. 47.

3 Joy or satis- faction; aho batāsi spṛhaṇīyavīryaḥ Ku. 3. 20.

5 Wonder or surprise; a- ho...

ind. (later usually vata; g. svar-ādi) an interjection expressing astonishment or regret, generally = ah! oh! alas! (originally placed immediately after the leading word at the beginning of a sentence, or only separated from it by iva; rarely itself in the...

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