f. An army. (This word has no forms for the first five inflections and is optionally substituted for pṛ- tanā after acc. dual).

f. (only in loc. pl. pṛts/u, in one place [ i, 129, 4 ] pṛts/uṣu RV.; but according to Vop. also in other cases, viz. pṛtas, pṛtā, pṛdbhyām) battle, contest, strife. 082221 645,3 128331 m. or f. hostile attack (Sa1y. a host) RV. 082222 645,3 128332 n. an army or a hostile encounter TBr. 645,3 128333 f. See next. 082223 645,3 128334