a. [chid-rak, chidra-ac vā] Pierc- ed, containing holes. draṃ 1 A hole, slit; cleft, fissure, rent, pit, opening, crack; nava chidrāṇi tānyeva prāṇasyāyata- nāni tu Y. 3. 99; Ms. 8. 239; ayaṃ paṭaśchidraśatairalaṃkṛtaḥ Mk. 2. 9; so kāṣṭhaº, bhūmiº &c.

2 A defect, flaw, ble- mish; tvaṃ hi sarṣapamātrāṇi paracchidrāṇi paśyasi. ātmano bilvamātrāṇi paśyannapi na paśyasi.. Mb.

3 A vulnerable or weak point, weak...