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वावाता (vAvAtA)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
वावा॑ता
f.
a king's favourite wife (accord. to Sch. inferior to the महिषी, but superior to the परि-वृक्ती),
Br.
GṛŚrS.
R.
Vedic Reference
English
Vāvātā is in the Brāhmaṇas^1 the name of the king's
‘favourite’ wife. inferior to the Mahiṣī only.
1) Aitareya Brāhmaṇa, iii. 22, 1. 7
Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa, i. 7, 3, 3
Śata-
patha Brāhmaṇa, xiii. 2, 15 4, 1, 8
5, 2, 6, etc.
Stchoupak
French
वावाता-
f.
favorite, épouse préférée.