to strike, punish; kill, slaughter slay; imper. 2^nd pl. vadhetha Vism.314; ger. vadhitvā MN.i.159; DN.i.98; Ja.i.12; Ja.iv.67; Snp-a.257 (hiṃsitvā +) fut. *vadhiss …

3^rd sg. aor. of ajjhodahati to put down Ja.v.365 (= odahi, ṭhapesi C.). Kern, Toev s. v. proposes reading ajjhavādahi (= Sk. avādhāt).

Sk. adhyavadhāti

of vadhati
■ At Dhp-a.ii.73 avadhi = odhi.

adjective not to be killed or destroyed, inviolable Snp.288; Ja.v.69; Ja.vi.132.

grd of a + vadhati, Sk. vadhya, vadh

to kill, destroy Snp.4 (praet. udabbadhi = ucchindanto vadheti Snp-a.18).

ud + vadhati

3^rd sg. of ubbadhati to destroy, kill Snp.4 (= ucchindanto vadhati Snp-a.18).

ud + vadh

…sows (read vañjha˚!) Ja.ii.406.

grd. of vadhati