(often in later language written ścyut; cf. √ cyut) cl. 1. P. ([Dhātup. iii, 4]) ścótati (pf. cuścota, [Br.] ; aor. aścotīt or aścutat Gr.; fut. ścotitā, ścotiṣyati, [ib.]), to ooze, trickle, exude, drop, distil, [RV.]; [Br.]; [BhP.]; [Bhaṭṭ.]; to shed, pour out, sprinkle, [Kāv.]; [Kathās.] : Caus. ścotayati (aor. -acuścutat inf. -ścotayitavaí; cf. abhi- and ā-√ ścut), to cause to drop or flow, shed, [ŚBr.] : Desid. cuścotiṣati, [Pāṇ. vii, 4, 61], Sch.
(ifc.) distilling, sprinkling, shedding (ifc. See ghṛta-, madhu-ścút &c.)