Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 P. (radati) 1 To split, rend.
2 To scratch.
3 To gnaw.
4 To dig.
apte + mw
rad
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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
cl.1 P. (Dha1tup. iii, 16) r/adati (rarely A1. te; Ved. Impv. ratsi; pf. rar/āda RV.; aor. arādīt Gr.; fut. raditā, diṣyati ib.), to scratch, scrape, gnaw, bite, rend, dig, break, split, divide RV.; AV.; Sus3r.; to cut, open (a road or path) RV.; to lead (a... mfn. (ifc.) scratching, splitting, gnawing at Ghat2. 866,2 174790 m. the act of splitting or gnawing L. 866,2 174791 m. a tooth (and therefore N. of the...