a. or s. [ātatena vistīrṇena śa- strādinā ayituṃ śīlamasya Tv.] 1 ‘One whose bow is stretched to take another's life’, endeavouring to kill some one; a desperado; guruṃ vā bālavadhvau vā brāhmaṇaṃ vā bahuśrutaṃ. ātatāyinamāyāṃtaṃ hanyādevā- vicārayan.. Ms. 8. 350-1; Bg. 1. 36.

2 Any one who commits a heinous crime, such as a thief, ravisher, murderer, incendiary, a felon &c; agnido garadaścaiva śastronmatto...