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{pati} ({há-}), m. (cf. Pāṇ. 6-2, 18) the master of a house, householder vi, 53, 2 iv, viii &c##N. of Agni i, v iii, 14211 ; xii, 8883 (gen. pl. {tinām} metrically for {tīnām})##for {graha-p} (q.v.)##a householder of peculiar merit (giving alms and performing all the prescribed ceremonies), esp. one who has the precedence at a grand sacrifice ({sattrá}) v, viii viii, xi f. &c##the head or judge of a village viii, 207 ii, 14/15, 8##a Brāhman of the 2nd order who after having finished his studies marries##= {dharma} (the maintenance of a sacred and perpetual fire, the duty of a householder, hospitality &c.)##= {-vitta}

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