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vīṭa

n. (only in [Siddh.]) or vīṭā f. a small piece of wood shaped like a barley-corn and about a span long (it was struck with a stick or bat in a kind of game, like tip-cat, played by boys; accord. to some it was a kind of metal ball; others say it was held in the mouth as a form of penance), [MBh. i, 5050] (Sch.) &c.