govratika , adj. (= Pali govatika; Skt. govratin, see below), applied to certain non-Buddhist ascetics who adopt a vow to live like cows (eating grass, etc. ; see the Pali and other references, esp. MN and its comm. , cited s.v. kukkuravratika ): Śikṣ 332.3 ; Karmav 44.19 ; cf. also Mvy 3535 govratī, and LV 248.21 govrata- ( s.v. kukkuravratika ). The word govratin occurs Mbh. ( Cr. ed. ) 5.97.13 , defined 14 thus: yatra-tatra-śayo nityaṃ yena-kenacidāśitaḥ, yena-kenacid ācchannaḥ sa govrata ( S apparently govratir, which as an irregular form from govratin may be the original!) ihocyate.