अपहन्

{ apahan }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अप-√ हन्  m. ( Subj. 3. sg. -हन्; Imper. 2. sg. -जहि॑, 2. du. -हतम्; 2. pl. -हता॑, or -हत; perf. -जघा॑न; pr. p. -घ्न॑त्; Intens. p. nom. m. -ज॑ङ्घनत्) to beat off, ward off, repel, destroy, [RV. &c.]

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अप √ हन्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अपहन् [apahan]   2 [P.]
To ward or beat off, repel, destroy, kill, take away, remove; अपघ्नन्तो दुरितं हव्यगन्धैः [Ś.4.8;] न तु खलु तयोर्ज्ञाने शक्तिं करोत्यपहन्ति वा [U.2.4] takes away; [Ms.6.96;] अपहतपाप्मानं सवितारमुपतिष्ठस्व [U.3.]
To attack, affect, seize (as disease &c.).
To husk out, take off the shell or husk (as rice).
To shoot out.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

See : ग्रह्