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bṛhatī

bṛhátī (tī), f. See s.v.

bṛhatī́ f. fr. bṛkát N. of a partic. metre of 36 (orig. 8 + 8 + 12 + 8) syllables or (later) any metre containing 36 syllables (ifc. °tīka mfn.), [RV.]; [RPrāt.]; [AV.]; [Br.] &c.

a symbolical expression for the number 36 [ŚrS.]

(pl.) N. of partic. bricks forming part of the sacrificial fire-altar, [ŚBr.]; [Śulbas.]

a partic. Solanum (-dvaya n. two species of it), [ŚāṅkhGṛ.]; [Suśr.]

a part of the body between the breast and backbone, [Suśr.]

(du.) heaven and earth, [Gal.]

speech (a sense inferred from certain passages)

a mantle, wrapper, [L.]

a place containing water, reservoir, [L.]

the lute of Nārada or Viśvā-vasu, [L.]

N. of two works.

N. of sev. women, [Hariv.]; [BhP.]