covered Ja.iv.4.

pp. of apidahati

…apiḷahati bind on to, apihita (= Gr. ἐπιχετός, epithet) put on to (q.v.).

2. (conj. & part.).
   1. in affirmative sentences…

…(inf. apidhetuṃ) pp. apihita, Pass. apithīyati, Der. apidhāna (q.v.).

api + dhā, cp. Gr….

to cover, cover up, close (usually of doors windows) Vin.ii.134 (kaṇṇagūthakehi kaṇṇā thakitā honti: the ears were closed up), Vin.ii.148 (kavaṭā na thakīyanti, pass.), Vin.ii.209 (vātapāna); Vin. …