1. BA cl. 2. P. ( Dhātup. xxiv, 43 ) BA/ti ( pr. p. BAt f. BAntI or BAtI , Vop. ; Pot. BAyAt , TBr. ; pl. baBO , Mn. ; MBh. &c.; aor. aBAsIt Gr. Bhaṭṭ. ; fut. BAsya/ti , Br. &c.), to shine, be bright or luminous, RV. &c. &c.; to shine forth, appear, show one's self, ib. ; to be splendid or beautiful or eminent, MBh. ; Kāv. &c. (with na , to cut a poor figure, Kathās. ); to appear as, seem, look like, pass for ( nom. with or without iva adv. in vat ), MBh. ; Kāv. &c.; to be, exist, W. ; to show, exhibit, manifest, Bhaṭṭ. ( v.l. ) : Pass. BAyate , impers. radiance is put forth by ( instr. ), Bhaṭṭ. : Caus. BApayate ; aor. abIBapat Gr. : Desid. biBAsati , ib. : Intens. bABAyate , bABeti , bABAti , ib.
BA 2 P. ( BAti, BAta ; caus. BApayati-te ; desid. biBAsati ) 1 To shine, be bright or splendid, be luminous; paMkErvinA saro BAti sadaH KalajanOrvanA . kaduvarRErvinA kAvyaM mAnasaM vizayErvinA Bv. 1. 116 ; samatItya BAti jagatI jagatI Ki. 5. 20 ; R. 3. 18. 2 To seem, appear; buBukzinaM na prati BAti kiMcit Mbh. 3 To be, exist. 4 To show oneself.
BA [ BA aN wAp ] 1 Light, splendour, lustre, beauty; tAvadBA BAraverBAti yAvanmAGasya nodayaH Udb. 2 A shadow, reflection. 3 Likeness, resemblance. 4 The shadow of a gnomon. Comp. — koSaH -zaH the sun. — gaRaH the whole group of constellations. — nikaraH a mass of light, collection of rays. — nemiH the sun. — maMqalaM a halo of light. — rUpaH the soul. — (paM) Brahman. — vanaM a mass of rays or light.