arātia-rāti, is, f. (rt. rā), Ved. the non- offering (of sacrifice); stinginess, hardness, disfavour, severity; malignity, malevolence; failure; adversity; malignity personified; particular evil spirits, who frus- trate the good intentions and disturb the happiness of man; (is), m. an enemy; the number ‘six.’ —Arāti-dūṣaṇa, as, ī, am, or arāti-dūṣi, is, is, i, or arāti-ha, as, ā, am, Ved. destroying enemies or ad- versity. —Arāti-bhaṅga, as, m. defeat of a foe.
β) der Verhältnisse: Misslingen, Ungemach. Auch im pl. gebraucht. mā nò arā̂tirīśata dèvasyà martyâsya ca . parṣì tasyā̂ ùta dvìṣaḥ .. ṚV. 2, 7, 2. àbhyā tâpanti mā̀ghānyàryo vànuṣā̀marā̂tayaḥ 7, 83, 5. nyarā̂tī̀ rarā̂vṇā̀ṃ viśvā̂ àryo arā̂tīrìto yûcchantvā̀murâḥ 8, 39, 2. ni vò nu mànyurvîśatā̀marā̂tiḥ 10, 34, 14. nùdannarā̂tiṃ paripànthinâṃ mṛ̀gam AV. 3, 15, 1. ṚV. 9, 79, 3. AV. 2, 7, 4. 3, 31, 1. 10, 5, 36. 11, 8, 21. 19, 31, 11. bhūtāya tvā nārātaye ŚAT. BR. 1, 1, 2, 20. apa kṣudhaṃ nudatāmarātim TAITT. BR. 3, 1, 1, 14.
— b) Bezeichnung sowohl einer Unholdin, welche die guten Bestrebungen der Menschen vereitelt und ihre Wohlfahrt stört, als einer Mehrzahl schädlicher Unholde.ā nô bharà mā parî ṣṭhā arātè mā nô rakṣī̀rdakṣîṇāṃ nī̀yamā̂nām . namô vī̀rtsāyā̀ asâmṛddhayè namô àstvarā̂taye .. AV. 5, 7, 1 (vgl. das ganze Lied). ā̀rādarā̂tìṃ nirṛ̂tiṃ pàro grāhîṃ kràvyādâḥ piśā̀cān 8, 2, 12. śū̀nyaìṣī nîrṛtè yājàganthottîṣṭhārātè pra pâtà meha râṃsthāḥ 14, 2, 19. 1, 18, 1. 6, 124, 3. 12, 3, 17. atrā̀ purâṃdhirajahā̀darā̂tī̀rmadè somâsya mū̀rā amū̂raḥ ṚV. 4, 26, 7. sàsantu tyā arā̂tayò bodhântu śūra rā̀tayâḥ 1, 29, 4. viśvā̂ àgne 'pâ dàhārā̂tīḥ 7, 1, 7. mānta sthûrnò arā̂tayaḥ 10, 57, 1. 1, 43, 8. 116, 21. 2, 23, 9. 9, 97, 10. 10, 85, 32. 174, 2. VS. 1, 7. 11. 14. 16. 29. 5, 26. kṛ̀ṇomî bhàginàṃ māpâ drā̀ntvarā̂tayaḥ AV. 6, 129, 1. 2, 10, 7. 3, 1, 1. 2, 1. 5, 23, 2. 12, 2, 45. 13, 1, 20. 19, 50, 3. pratyuṣṭaṃ rakṣaḥ pratyuṣṭā arātayaḥ ŚAT. BR. 1, 1, 2, 2. avadhūtaṃ rakṣo 'vadhūtā arātayaḥ 4, 4. apa dveṣāṃsi nudatāmarātīḥ TAITT. BR. 3, 1, 1, 13.
— 2) in der spätern Sprache m. in der Bedeutung Feind AK. 2, 8, 1, 11. 3, 4, 14, 86. H. 729. PAÑCAT. III, 10. HIT. I, 203. 77, 7. RAGH. 12, 89. PRAB. 16, 15 (ārātayaḥ gegen das Metrum). 117, 11. 17. Vgl. ari .