f. [rī-ktin] 1 Moving, [Page0913-c+ 56] flowing.

2 Motion, course.

3 A stream, river.

4 A line, boundary.

5 A met hod, mode, manner, way, fashion, course, general way; rītiṃ girāmamṛtavṛṣṭikarīṃ tadīyāṃ Bv. 3. 19; sarvatraiṣā vihitā rītiḥ Moha M. 2; uktarītyā, anayaiva rītyā &c.

6 Usage, custom, practice.

7 Style, diction; padasaṃghaṭanā rītiraṃgasaṃsthāviśeṣavat. upaka- rtrī rasādīnāṃ sā punaḥ...