ind. (later usually vata; g. svar-ādi) an interjection expressing astonishment or regret, generally = ah! oh! alas! (originally placed immediately after the leading word at the beginning of a sentence, or only separated from it by iva; rarely itself in the first place, e.g. [Mālav. iii, 21/22]; in later language often in the middle of a sentence), [RV.]; &c.
batá m. a weakling, [RV. x, 10, 13.]