chindati
to cut off, to destroy, to remove, both lit. (bandhanaṃ, pāsaṃ, pasibbakaṃ, jīvaṃ, gīvaṃ, sīsaṃ hatthapāde, etc.) and fig. (taṇhaṃ, mohaṃ, āsavā saṃyojanāni, vicikicchaṃ, vanathaṃ, etc.) Freq. in similes: see J.P.T.S. 1907, 88
Forms
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chid: aor acchidā Snp.357, as acchidaṃ MN.ii.35, acchidda Dhp.351 (cp. agamā); Pass. pres. chijjati (Sk. chidyate) Dhp.284; Iti.70; Ja.i.167; Thag.1055 = Mil.395; Mil.40; aor chijji Ja.iii.181 (dvidhā ch. broke in two)
fut chijjissati Ja.i.336
ger chijjitvā Ja.i.202; Ja.iv.120
pp chijjita Ja.iii.389; see also chida, chidda, chinna. -
chind: Act. pres. chindati SN.i.149 = AN.v.174; Snp.657; Pv-a.4, Pv-a.114; Vv-a.123
imper chinda Snp.346; Ja.ii.153; chindatha Dhp.283
pot chinde Dhp.370
ppr chindamāna Ja.i.70, Ja.i.233
fut chindissati Dhp-a.ii.258
aor acchindi Vin.i.88 & chindi Ja.i.140
ger chinditvā Ja.i.222, Ja.i.254, Ja.i.326; Ja.ii.155.
inf chindituṃ Vin.i.206; Pv-a.253
grd chindiya Ja.ii.139 (duc˚)
caus chindāpeti Ja.ii.104, Ja.ii.106; Vism.190 (rājāno core ch.) -
ched: fut. checchati (Sk chetsyati) MN.i.434; Dhp.350; Mil.391
aor acchecchi (Sk. acchaitsīt) SN.i.12; AN.ii.249; Snp.355 = Thag.1275; Ja.vi.261. acchejji (variant reading of acchecchi) is read at SN.iv.205, SN.iv.207, SN.iv.399; SN.v.441; AN.iii.246, AN.iii.444; Iti.47
inf chetuṃ Ja.iv.208; Pv.iv.3#28, & chettuṃ Snp.28
ger chetvā Snp.66, Snp.545, Snp.622; Dhp.283, Dhp.369; Ja.i.255; Cnd.245 & chetvāna Snp.44; Dhp.346; Ja.iii.396
grd chetabba Vin.ii.110, & chejja (often combined w. bhejja, torture & maiming, as punishments) Vin.iii.47 (+ bh˚); Ja.v.444 (id.), Ja.vi.536; Mil.83, Mil.359. Also chejja in neg acchejja SN.vi.226
caus chedeti Vin.i.50, & chedāpeti ib.; Ja.iv.154. See also cheda, chedana.
Vedic chid in 3 forms viz. 1 (Perf.) base chid; 2 Act. (pres.) base w. nasal infix. chind; 3 Med (denom). base w. guṇa ched. Cp. the analagous formations of cit under cinteti
■ Idg.* sk(h)eid, Gr. σξίζω (E. schism); Lat. scindo (E. scissors); Ohg scīzan; Ags. scītan; cp. also Goth. skaidan, Ohg. sceidan Root chid is defined at Dhtp.382, Dhtp.406 as “dvedhākaraṇa”