بھات

भात bhāt [S. भƠं], s.m. Advances to ploughmen without interest, etc.=bhātāand bhattā, qq.v.);—boiled rice; food;—a marriage ceremony which consists in the mother's family presenting rice, mūṅg, garments, money, etc. to the bride (generally on the second day's feast);—name of a soil to the north of the Ganges (that retains its humidity for a long time, and contains a large quantity of nitre); uneven ground:—bhāt-nautanā, s.m. The invitation to the grand-parents of the bride to attend the ceremony of bhāt and to make the usual presents (generally given by the bride's mother).