aBitas ind. (Used as an adverb, or preposition with acc. ) 1 Near to, to, towards; aBitastaM pfTAsUnuH snehena paritastare Ki. 11. 8. 2 ( a ) Near, hard by, close by, in the proximity of; tato rAjAbravIdvAkyaM sumaMtramaBitaH sTitaM Rām; sometimes with gen. ; nizasAdABitastasya ibid. ( b ) Before, in the presence of; tanvaMtamidDamaBito gurumaMSujAlaM Ki. 2. 59. 3 Opposite to, facing, in front of; tripaTagAmaBitaH Ki. 6. 1 , 5. 14. 4 On both sides; cUqAcuMbitakaMkapatramaBitastURIdvayaM pfzWataH ( pb ) U. 4. 20 ; Mv. 1. 18 ; pAdapEH puzpapatrARi sfjadBiraBito nadIM Rām; Ś. 6. 16 ; Bk. 9. 137. 5 Before and after. 6 On all sides, round, round about (with acc. or gen. ); kIrtyABitaH suraBitaH Dk. 1 ; parijano yaTAvyApAraM rAjAnamaBitaH sTitaH M. 1 ; Ś. 7 ; yasyABitaH U. 6. 36 ; everywhere Ki. 8. 10. 7 Entirely, thoroughly, completely, throughout. 8 Quickly. Comp. — asTi a. surrounded by bones. — BAvin a. being all round, surrounding P. VI. 2. 182. — rAtraM Ved. near the night; just at the beginning or end.