अद् [ad] 2 P. [अत्ति, आद,
-जघास, अघसत्, अत्स्यति, अत्तुम्, अन्न-जग्ध, जग्ध्वा]
To eat, devour.
To destroy.
= अन्द्, q. v. -Caus.. to feed with, cause to eat; आदयत्यन्नं बटुना Sk. -Desid. जिघत्सति To wish to eat. [cf. L. edo, Gr. edo, Germ. essen, Eng. eat; Lith.edmi, Sans. admi, Goth. at, Zend ad] With अव to satisfy by food, get rid of with feeding; (fig.) stop the mouth of.
-आ to eat &c.
-प्र-सम् to use up, consume, devour; समदन्त्यामिषं खगाः
[Bk.18.12.] -वि to gnaw.
अद् [ad] द [d] द a. (at the end of comp.) Eating, devouring; मांसाद carnivorous, feeding on flesh; so मत्स्य˚.