vftta p. p. [ vft-kartari-kta ] 1 Lived, existed. 2 Occurred, happened. 3 Completed, finished. 4 Performed, done, acted. 5 Past, gone. 6 Round, circular; R. 6. 32. 7 Dead, deceased. 8 Firm, fixed. 9 Read through, studied. 10 Derived from. 11 Famous. 12 Covered. 13 Turned. (See vft ). — ttaH A tortoise. — ttaM 1 An event, occurrence. 2 History, account; R. 15. 64. 3 News, tidings. 4 Practice, profession, mode of life, occupation; satAM vfttamanuzWitAH Ms. 10. 127 v. l. , 7. 122 ; Y. 3. 44. 5 Conduct, behaviour, manner, act, action; as in sadvftta, durvftta . 6 Good or virtuous conduct; Pt. 4. 28. 7 An established rule or usage, law, custom; observance of such rule or usage, duty; R. 5. 33. 8 A circle, circumference of a circle. 9 A metre in general, especially a metre regulated by the number of syllables it contains ( opp. jAti ); see App. I. Comp. — anupUrva a. taperingly round; vfttAnupUrve ca na cAtidIrGe jaMGe SuBe ( pb ) sfzwavatastadIye Ku. 1. 35. — anuvartin a. obedient. — anusAraH 1 conformity to prescribed rules. 2 conformity to metre. — aMtaH 1 an occasion, incident, event; anenAraRyakavfttAMtena paryAkulAH smaH Ś. 1 ; R. 3. 66 , U. 2. 17. 2 news, tidings, intelligence; ko nu Kalu vfttAMtaH V. 4 ; R. 14. 87. 3 account, history, tale, narrative, story. 4 a subject, topic. 5 a kind, sort. 6 mode, manner. 7 state, condition. 8 the whole, totality. 9 rest, leisure. 10 retirement, solitude 11 property, nature. — irvAruH , — karkawI the water-melon. — ojas a. 1 strong, mighty. 2 having unimpaired creative power; Ms. 1. 6. — KaMqaH a segment of a circle. — gaMDi n. N. of a kind of prose (having only the name of metre). — cUqa , — cOla a. tonsured, whose tonsure ceremony has been performed; U. 2. — taMqulaH a kind of grass ( yAvanAla ). — puzpaH 1 a cane ( vAnIra ). 2 the Sirīsha tree. 3 the kadamba tree; also Vānīra, Kubjaka, and Mudgara. — PalaH 1 the jujube tree. 2 the pomegranate tree. — (laM) black pepper. — Sastra a. one who has mastered the science of arms; Bk. 9. 19.