2 P. 1 To kill, slay, de- stroy, destroy completely, annihi- late; (alaṃ) sahasā saṃhatimaṃhasāṃ vihaṃtuṃ Ki. 5. 17, 14. 23.

2 To strike, beat violently.

3 To obstruct, im- pede, oppose, resist; vighnāṃti rakṣāṃsi vane kratūṃśca Bk. 1. 19; Śi. 14. 8, R. 5. 27.

4 To reject, refuse, decline; tadbhūtanāthānuga nārhasi tvaṃ saṃbaṃdhino me praṇa- yaṃ vihaṃtuṃ R. 2. 58; na vyahanyata kadācida- rthitā 11. 2.

5 To...

(often w.r. for ni-han) P. -hanti, to strike apart or asunder, disperse, shatter, break, destroy RV.; AV.; Br.; to beat asunder, extend (a skin) RV.; S3Br.; to tear off TBr.; to unbind, loosen (hair) Pa1n2. 3-1, 21 Sch.; to ward off, repel MBh.; R.; to keep... mfn. torn up, furrowed TBr.; S3Br. 1003,1 203100 mfn. struck or beaten away or dashed out (of a person's hand) BhP. 1003,1 203101 mfn. struck or touched or...