Vaṭṭati [Vedic vṛt. The representative of vattati (=Sk. vartate) in specialized meaning. The regular meaning of *vartate (with vaṭṭana), viz. "turning round," is attached to vaṭṭati only in later Pāli & sometimes doubtful. It is found also in the Caus. vaṭṭeti. The defn of vaṭṭ (literal meaning) at Dhtp 89 is "vaṭṭana," and at Dhtm 107 "āvattana"] 1. to turn round, to move on: doubtful in "kattha vaṭṭaŋ na vaṭṭati" S i.15; preferably with v. l. as vaḍḍhati. -- Caus. I. vaṭṭetito turn or twist J i.338 (rajjuŋ); to cause to move or go on (in weaving; tasaraŋ v. to speed the shuttle) SnA 265, 266. Should we read vaḍḍheti? Cp. āvaṭṭeti. -- Caus. II. vaṭṭāpeti to cause to turn J i.422. -- 2. to be right or fit or proper, to behove; it ought to (with infin.); with instr. of person who ought to do this or that, e. g. sīlācāra -- sampannena bhavituŋ vaṭṭati J i.188; kataññunā bhavituŋ v. J i.122. -- See e. g. J i.376; ii.352, 406; Miln 9; Vism 184; DhA ii.38, 90, 168; SnA 414 (vattuŋ to say); VvA 63, 69, 75; PvA 38 (dātuŋ). The noun to vaṭṭati is vatta (not vaṭṭa!).