vāṭaka

(-˚) enclosure, circle, ring; in gala˚; the throat circle, i.e. the bottom of the throat Vism.258; Dhs-a.316; Dhp-a.i.394; caṇḍāla˚; circle of Caṇḍālas Ja.vi.156; brāhmaṇa˚; of Brahmins Dhp-a.iv.177.

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