to split, break, sever destroy, ruin. In two bases: *bhid (with der. *bhed) *bhind;

1. *bhid: aor. 3^rd sg. abhida (= Sk abhidat) DN.ii.107; Ja.iii.29 (see also under abhida) abbhidā Ja.i.247; Ja.ii.163, Ja.ii.164
   fut bhecchati (Sk bhetsyati) AN.i.8
   ger bhetvā (Sk. bhittvā) Thag.753; Snp.62 (variant reading BB bhitvā)
   grd bhejja: only neg abhejja (q.v.). See also der. bheda, bhedana
   pp bhinna & Pass.; bhijjati
2. *bhind: pres. bhindati Mnd.503; Dhp-a.i.125 (kathaṃ bh. to break a promise) Sdhp.47
   ppr bhindanto Mhvs.5, Mhvs.185
   pot bhinde Vism.36 (sīlasaṃvaran)
   fut bhindissati Vin.ii.198
   aor bhindi Ja.i.467 (mitta-bhāvaṃ); abhindi AN.iv.312 (atta-sambhavaṃ)
   ger bhinditvā Ja.i.425, Ja.i.490; Pv-a.12; also in phrase indriyāni bhinditvā breaking in one’s senses, i.e. mastering, controlling them Ja.ii.274; Ja.iv.104, Ja.iv.114, Ja.iv.190

caus 1 bhedeti see *vi*˚. Caus. ii. bhindāpeti to cause to be broken Ja.i.290 (sīlaṃ); Ja.vi.345 (pokkharaṇiṃ) and bhedāpeti Vin.iii.42
■ See also bhindana.

bhid, Sk. bhinatti; cp. Lat. findo to split, Goth. beitan = Ger. beissen. Def. at Dhtp.381, Dhtp.405 by “vidāraṇe” i.e. splitting