भोस् ind. A vocative particle used in addressing persons, and translateable by ‘oh,’ ‘sir,’ ‘oh,’ ‘halloo,’ ‘ah;’ (it drops its final visarga before vowels and soft consonants); कः कोऽत्र भोः Ś. 2; अथि भो महर्षिपुत्र Ś. 7; it is sometimes repeated; भो भोः शंकरगृहाधिवासिनो जानपदाः Māl. 3 भोस् is said to have, in addition, the senses of ‘sorrow’ and ‘interrogation’.