ā-√ tan P. (2. sg. -tanoṣi; impf. ā́tanot; perf. -tatāna; p. m. pl. -tanvántas; perf. p. m. sg. -tatanvā́n) to extend or stretch over, penetrate, spread, overspread (said of the light), illuminate, [RV.]; (perf. 2. sg. -tatántha) to seek to reach, [RV. x, 1, 7]; to be ready for, wait on (acc.), [RV. v, 79, 3]; (aor. Subj. -tanat) to stop any one, [RV. i, 91, 23] : P. Ā. (3. pl. -tanvate; perf. 1. sg. -tatane) to extend (a texture), spread, stretch (a bow for shooting), [RV.]; [AV.] &c.: P. to diffuse; to bestow upon, [RV.]; [BhP.] &c.; to effect, produce, [Hariv. 4635]; [BhP.] &c.: Caus. (Impv. 2. sg. -tānayā) to stretch, [AV.]