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chindante

chindati

reflx pr 3rd pl of chindati (verb); masc acc pl of chindanta (prp); nt acc pl of chindanta (prp); masc loc sg of chindanta (prp); …

1. chindati (pr): cuts off; severs
2. chindati (pr): cuts up; slices up
3. chindati (pr): (of a tree) cuts down; fells (something at)
4. chindati (pr): destroys
5. chindanta (prp): cutting off; amputating
6. chindanta (prp): breaking; removing; destroying; lit. cutting
7. chindati (pr): cuts across; breasts; fords
8. chindati (pr): breaks into; burgles; lit. cuts

Etymology. chinda + ti; from √chid 'cut, divide'; Sanskrit chinatti [chid]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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