vadhati
to strike, punish; kill, slaughter slay; imper. 2nd pl. vadhetha Vism.314; ger. vadhitvā MN.i.159; DN.i.98; Ja.i.12; Ja.iv.67; Snp-a.257 (hiṃsitvā +) fut. vadhissati Mhvs.25, Mhvs.62; aor. vadhi Ja.i.18 (cp. ud-abbadhi); cond. 1st sg. vadhissaṃ Mil.221
grd vajjha: see *a*˚
caus vadheti Ja.i.168; Mil.109. pp. vadhita.
Vedic vadh; the root is given at Dhtp.169 in meaning of “hiṃsā”