1 P. (dahati, dadāha, adhākṣati, dha- kṣyati, dagdhuṃ, dagdha, desid. didhakṣati) 1 To burn, scorch (fig. also); dagdhuṃ viśvaṃ dahanakiraṇairnoditā dvādaśārkāḥ Ve. 3. 6, 5. 20; sapadi madanānalo dahati mama māna- saṃ dehi mukhakamalamadhupānaṃ Gīt. 10; Ś. 3. 17.

2 To consume, destroy com- pletely.

3 To pain, torment, afflict, distress, grieve; ityamātmakṛtamapratihataṃ cāpalaṃ dahati Ś. 5; tatsaviṣamiva śalyaṃ...

cl.1.P. dahati (ep. also A1.; p. d/ahati impf. /adahat; aor. adhāk RV. ii, 15, 4; 1. sg. kṣam MBh. vii; 3. pl. kskur Katha1s.; Subj. dhāk RV. i, 158, 4; 2. sg. dhakṣi, iv, 4, 4; p. dh/akṣat [ also nom. m. ], vi, 3, 4 x, 91, 7 d/ahṣat, i, 130, 8; fut.... mfn. burning, see uś/a-. 058808 473,2 91165 m. N. of an attendant of Skanda skanda MBh. ix, 2536. 058809 473,2 91166 f. N. of one of the mothers attending on Skanda...