[bhaṭ-ac] 1 A warrior, sol- dier, combatant; tadbhaṭacāturīturī N. 1. 12; vāditrasṛṣṭirghaṭate bhaṭasya 22. 22; Bk. 14. 101.

2 A mercenary, hired soldier, hireling.

3 An outcast, a barbarian.

4 A demon.

5 N. of a degraded tribe. ṭā Coloquin- tida (iṃdravāruṇī).