fta fti , ftu See p. 223, col. 2 — p. 224, col. 1 .
fta a. [ f-kta ] 1 Proper, right. 2 Honest, true; Bg. 10. 14 ; Ms. 8. 82. 3 Worshipped, respected. 4 Bright, luminous ( dIpta ). 5 Gone, risen, moved, affected by; suKena ftaH = suKArtaH ; so duHKa°, kAma° . — taM ind. Rightly, properly. — taH 1 A sacrifice. 2 The sun ( n. also). — taM (Not usually found used in classical literature) 1 A fixed or settled rule, law (religious). 2 Sacred custom, pious action. 3 Divine law, divine truth. 4 Absolution. 5 Water; satyaM tvA ftena pariziMcAmi . 6 Truth (in general), right; ftAnfte Ms. 1. 29 , 2. 52 , 8. 61 , 104. 7 Truth (personified as an object of worship; in later Sanskrit regarded as a child of Dharma). 8 Livelihood by picking or gleaning grains ( pb ) in a field (as opposed to the cultivation of ground); ftamuMcCaSilaM vfttaM Ms. 4. 4. 9 The fruit of an action. 10 Agreeable speech. 11 N. of an Āditya. 12 The Supreme spirit. (In the Vedas fta is usually interpreted by Sāyaṇa to mean ‘water’, ‘sun’ or ‘sacrifice’, where European scholars take it in the sense of ‘divine truth’, ‘faith’ &c.). Comp. — jA, -jAta a. Ved. of a true nature, sprung from sacred truth. — jAtasatya a. ( Sāy. ) born for the sake of sacrifice and having true result. — jit a. Ved. gaining the right. — jYA a. ( Sāy. ) knowing the sacrifice, familiar with the sacred law. — dyumna a. shining with truth. — DAman a. 1 of a true or pure nature. 2 having an imperishable place. ( — m. ) N. of Viṣṇu. — DIti a. Ved. of true disposition, or receiving true praise. — DvajaH N. of Śiva. — nI a. leading in the right way. — parRaH = ftuparRaH q. v. — peyaH a sacrifice lasting one day. — peSas a. Ved. having a perfect shape. ( — m. ) one whose form consists of water; i. e. Varuṇa. — psuH 1 a god who consumes sacrificial food. 2 one whose form is truth. — yuktiH f. true application of a hymn. — yuj a. going to a sacrifice. — bAkaH Ved. true speech. — sad a. dwelling in the sacrifice or truth. ( — m. ) fire. — sadanaM , nI the right or usual altar. — sAp a. pervading truth; steady in religious belief. — sTA a. standing right.