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    See also arāti.


    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 160, col. 3.
    arātiḥ [na rāti dadāti sukhaṃ, rā-ka, na. ta.]

    1 An enemy, foe; deśaḥ soyamarātiśoṇitajalairyasminhradāḥ pūritāḥ Ve. 3. 31; (in the Veda) non-offering (of sacrifices), stinginess, hardness, malignity, malevolence, failure or adversity; malignity personified; evil spirit whose aim it was to defeat the good intentions and disturb the happiness of man (used in f.).

    2 The number six.

    3 The sixth position (in astronomy).

    Comp.

    — dūṣaṇa, dūṣi, ha a. Ved. destroying adversities or enemies.

    — bhaṃgaḥ destruction of enemies.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 216.
    arātiḥ [na rāti dadāti sukhaṃ, rā-ka, na. ta.] 1 An enemy, foe; deśaḥ so'yamarātiśoṇitajalairyasmin hradāḥ pūritāḥ Ve.3.33; arātiṃ bahvamanyata R.12.89. (in the Veda) non-offering (of sacrifices), stinginess, hardness, malignity, malevolence, failure or adversity; malignity personified; evil spirit whose aim it was to defeat the good intentions and disturb the happiness of man (used in f.). -2 The number six. -3 The sixth position in (astronomy). -Comp. -dūṣaṇa, -dūṣi, -ha a. Ved. destroying adversities or enemies; Av.19.34.4. -bhaṅgaḥ destruction of enemies.

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 94.
    arātiḥ , puṃ, (na rāti dadāti sukhaṃ, rā + ktic,
    nañsamāsaḥ .) śatruḥ . ityamaraḥ ..
    (“arātivikramālokavikasvaravilocanaḥ” .
    iti sāhityadarpaṇe .
    “anekayuddhavijayī sandhānaṃ yasya gacchati .
    tatprabhāvena tasyāśu vaśaṃ gacchantyarātayaḥ” ..
    iti pañcatantre .)