Arhattama

Arhattama is the current incarnation of The Fourth Dhava. Titled The Lord of Words, the Fourth Dhava has divine jurisdiction over language, including both the written and spoken word.

In his current incarnation as Arhattama, the Fourth usually manifests as a light-blue gryphon-like creature with large wings and a black beak and eyes. Behind Kaja, he is the second-most powerful Dhava in a non-meditative state at the beginning of the story.

Role in The Dhavas
85 billion years before the beginning of The Dhavas, Arhattama's past incarnation died, resulting in an avian mani on an old Earth being given the shard of the Fourth Dhava. Unlike most Dhavas, Arhattama has documented his life in great detail; his writings are mostly unknown to mortals but are rumored to be of unparalleled beauty.

When Dante is discovered by the other Dhavas to be the new incarnation of The Tenth, he, Kaja, and Bandhura are the main Dhavas who interact with Dante on his course to liberating himself from his mortal body.

When Dante first fights Kaja as part of his training in Part IV, he becomes horribly injured; there Arhattama and Bandhura appear for the first time. They both criticize Kaja for his harsh training tactics, knowing that they are coming from a place of hatred and vengeance rather than a genuine desire to help Dante.

Personality
Arhattama is known to be more reserved than Kaja and Bandhura; however, he is very articulate (almost to a fault) and graceful. Unlike most of the Dhavas, who have resorted to either living idle lives or remaining in indefinite states of meditation, Arhattama still actively pursues knowledge and frequently appears to mortal beings on Earth, especially those that he senses are in dire need of kindness.

Despite being theoretically perfect, as a deity, Arhattama also has a tendency to blindly follow instinct, and while he strictly opposes the idea of any one Dhava having too much power, he himself has a tendency to take everything on himself. He also holds an unhealthy grudge against Kaja.