arAtiH [ na rAti dadAti suKaM, rA-ka , na . ta .] 1 An enemy, foe; deSaH soyamarAtiSoRitajalEryasminhradAH pUritAH Ve. 3. 31 ; (in the Veda) non-offering (of sacrifices), stinginess, hardness, malignity, malevolence, failure or adversity; malignity personified; evil spirit whose aim it was to defeat the good intentions and disturb the happiness of man (used in f. ). 2 The number six. 3 The sixth position (in astronomy). Comp. — dUzaRa, -dUzi, -ha a. Ved. destroying adversities or enemies. — BaMgaH destruction of enemies.