ऋते [ ṛte ] [ ṛté ] ind. ( according to Lit. BRD. loc. case of the p.p. of √ [ ṛ ] ) under pain of , with the exclusion of , excepting , besides , without , unless ( with abl. or acc. or a sentence beginning with [ yatas ] ) Lit. RV. Lit. AV. Lit. MBh. Lit. Pañcat.