[gṝ-tan Uṇ. 3. 86] 1 A hollow, hole, cave; sasattveṣu garteṣu Ms. 4. 47, 203.

2 A grave. rtaḥ 1 The hollow of the loins.

2 A kind of disease.

3 N. of a country, a part of the Trigar- tas q. v.

4 Ved. A throne.

5 A chariot.

6 A table for playing at dice.

7 A house.

8 The post of an assembly room. Comp. āśrayaḥ an animal living in holes or under ground, as a mouse or rat.