(= khādiyati, Pass. of khādati; Dhtm.93 bhakkhaṇa)

1. to be eaten, chewed, eaten up, as by animals upacikāhi Vin.ii.113; suṇakhehi Pv.iii.7#8; puḷavehi Ja.iii.177; cp. Pv.iv.5#2 (cut in two)
2. to be itchy to be irritated by itch (cp. E. “itch” = Intens. of “eat”) Ja.v.198 (kh˚ kanduvāyati); Pv.ii.3#9 (kacchuyā kh˚)
3. to be devoured (fig.), to be consumed to be a victim of: kāmataṇhāhi MN.i.504; rūpena SN.iii.87, SN.iii.88 (khajjanīya-pariyāya, quoted Vism.479). ppr. khajjamāna Pv.ii.1#5 (consumed by hunger & thirst).