masculine
an enclosure
Vāṭa [cf. Classical Sanskrit vāṭa; on etymology see Walde, Latin Wtb. sub voce vallus] enclosure, enclosed place Vin II 154. See also yañña°.
(masc, masc, from vaṭa) enclosure; enclosed ground enclosure Construction: √var > vār + ta + *a vāṭa + *a