वि-√ मथ् (or
मन्थ्)
P. Ā. -मथति,
°ते,
-मथ्नाति,
°नीते &c. (in
वेद generally
Ā. ;
inf. -मथितोस्,
[AitBr.] ;
°तुम्,
[BhP.] ),
to tear off, snatch away,
[TS.] ;
[ŚBr.] ;
to tear or break in pieces, rend asunder, bruise,
ib.;
[AitBr.] ;
[Kāṭh.] ;
to cut in pieces, disperse, scatter,
[MBh.] ;
[R.] ;
to confuse, perplex, bewilder,
[BhP.]