1. to sprinkle or cover over: see abhikiṇṇa 1.
2. [Sk. avakirati, cp. apakiritūna] to overwhelm, destroy, put out, throw away, crush SN.i.54; Thag.598; Thag.2, Thag.447 (ger. ˚kiritūna, reading of C for T. apa˚, expl^d. by chaḍḍetvā); Dhp.25 (˚kīrati metri causa; dīpaṃ abhikīrati = viddhaṃseti vikirati Dhp-a.i.255 variant reading atikirati); Ja.iv.121 (˚kīrati; dīpaṃ = viddhaṃseti C.), Ja.vi.541 (nandiyo m˚ abhikīrare = abhikiranti abhikkamanti C.); Dhp-a.i.255 (inf. ˚kirituṃ)

pp abhikiṇṇa see abhikiṇṇa 2.

Sk. abhikirati