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आहृतक (AhRtaka)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
(āhṛtaka, ) f. °ikā (doubtless = Pali āhataka, m., Vin. 〔iv.224.34〕, where kammakāro is glossed by bhaṭako āhatako, in contrast with dāsa = antojāto dhanakkīto karamarānīto), perhaps hired servant (of some particular kind): Bhīk 〔16a.4〕 (the candidate for initiation is asked) māsi dāsī? āhṛtikā vikrītikā etc. PTSD derives āhataka from Skt. āhata, implausibly.