ind. A vocative particle used in addressing persons, and translateable by ‘oh,’ ‘sir,’ ‘oh,’ ‘halloo,’ ‘ah;’ (it drops its final visarga before vowels and soft con- sonants); kaḥ ko'tra bhoḥ Ś. 2; athi bho maharṣiputra Ś. 7; it is sometimes re- peated; bho bhoḥ śaṃkaragṛhādhivāsino jānapadāḥ Māl. 3 bhos is said to have, in addition, the senses of ‘sorrow’ and ‘interrogation’.

(fr. bhavas voc. of bhavat q.v.; before vowels and soft consonants bho; before hard consonants bhos and bhoḥ; the latter form also in pause cf. Pa1n2. 8-3, 17 &c; but there is occasional confusion of these forms, esp. in later literature; often also... m. rules of address DivyA7v. 097622 768,2 153353 in comp. for bhos. 097623 768,2 153354 ind. with bhoḥ and bhavat preceding Mn. ii, 128. 097624 768,2 153355