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					Ratti,(f.) [Vedic rātrī & later Sk.rātri.-- Idg *lādh as in Gr.lήqw=Lat.lateo to hide; Sk rāhu dark demon; also Gr.*lhtw/ (=Lat.Latona) Goddess of night; Mhg.luoder insidiousness; cp.further Gr.lanqάnw to be hidden,lήqh oblivion (E.lethargy).-- The by-form of ratti is ratta2] night D.I,47 (dosinā).Gen.sg.ratyā (for *rattiyā) Th.1,517; Sn.710 (vivasane=ratti-samatikkame SnA 496); J.VI,491.Abl.sg.rattiyā in phrases abhikkantāya r.at the waning of night D.II,220; Vin.I,26; S.I,16; M.I,143; & pabhātāya r.when night grew light,i.e.dawn J.I,81,500.Instr.pl.rattīsu Vin.I,288 (hemantikāsu r.).A Loc.ratyā (for *rātryām) and a Nom.pl.ratyo (for *rātryaḥ) is given by Geiger,P.Gr.§ 583.-- Very often combd with and opp.to diva in foll.combns:rattin-diva [cp.BSk.rātrindiva=Gr.nuxqήmeron,AvŚ I.274,278; II,176; Divy 124] a day & a night (something like our “24 hours”),in phrase dasa rattindivā a decade of n.& d.(i.e.a 10--day week) A.V,85 sq.; adverbially satta-rattin-divaṁ a week DhA.I,108.As adv.in Acc.sg.:rattin-divaṁ night and day A.III,57; Sn.507,1142; It.93; J.I,30; or rattiñ ca divañ ca Nd2 538,or rattiṁ opposed to adv.divā by night-by day M.I,143; PvA.43.-- Other cases as adv.:Acc.eka rattiṁ one night J.I,62; Pv.II,97; PvA.42; taṁ rattiṁ that night Mhvs 4,38; imaṁ r.this night M.I,143; yañ car....yañ car....etasmiṁ antare in between yon night and yon night It.121; rattiṁ at night Miln.42; rattiṁ rattiṁ night after night Mhvs 30,16.-- Gen.rattiyā ca divasassa ca by n.& by day S.II,95.-- Loc.rattiyañ by night VvA.130,315 (aḍḍha° at midnight); PvA.22; and ratto in phrase divā ca ratto ca Sn.223; Th.2,312; Dh.296; Vv 315; 8432; S.I,33.
  --khaya the wane of night J.I,19.--cāra (sabba°) allnight wandering S.I,201 (trsl.“festival”).--cheda interruption of the probationary period (t.t.) Vin.II,34 (three such:sahavāsa,vippavāsa,anārocanā).--dhūmāyanā smouldering at night Vism.107 (v.l.dhūp°),combd with divā-pajjalanā,cp.M.I,143:ayaṁ vammīko rattiṁ dhūmāyati divā pajjalati.--pariyanta limitation of the probationary period (t.t.) Vin.II,59.--bhāga night-time J.III,43 (°bhāge); Miln.18 (°bhāgena).--bhojana eating at night M.I,473; DA.I,77.--samaya night-time,only in Loc.aḍḍha-ratti-samaye at midnight VvA.255; PvA.155.(Page 564)