Dictionary meanings for hiṃs from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. 7. P., 10 U. (hiṃsati, hi- nasti, hiṃsayati-te, hiṃsita) 1 To strike, hit.
2 To hurt, injure, harm; Pt. 1. 307.
3 To afflict, torment; Māl. 2. 1.
4 To kill, slay, de- stroy completely; kīrti sūte duṣkṛtaṃ yā hinasti U. 5. 31; R. 8. 45; Bg. 13. 28; Bk. 6. 38, 14. 57, 15. 78.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
(orig. Desid. of han) cl.1.7. P. (Dha1tup. xxix, 19; xxxiv, 23) hiṃsati, hin/asti (Ved. and ep. also A1. hiṃsate, h/iṃste; 2. sg. hiṃsi for hinassi MBh. iii, 13269; pf. jihiṃsa, sim/a, jīhiṃsīh AV.; aor. ahiṃsīt, hiṃsīt RV. &c; fut. hiṃsita Gr.; hiṃsiṣyati,te... mfn. injuring, striking (See su-hiṃs). 164890 1297,3 262732 mfn. injuring, injurious, mischievous, hostile RV. 1297,3 262733 f. See below. 164891 1297,3...