cl. 1. P. Ā. ([Dhātup. xviii, 21]; [xxxiii, 61]) śárdhati, °te (pr. p. Ved. śárdhat and śárdhamāna; Gr. also pf. śaśṛdhe; aor. aśṛdhat, or aśardhiṣṭa; fut. śartsyati or śardhiṣyate; inf. śardhitum; ind.p. śardhitvā or śṛddhvā), to break wind downwards (in ava- and vi-√ śṛdh, q.v.); to mock at, ridicule, defy (with gen.), [RV.]; [VS.]; to moisten, become moist or wet, [Dhātup. xxi, 9] : Caus. śardhayati (only in ati-praśardháyat), [RV. viii, 13, 6] : Desid. śiśardhiṣate, śiśṛtsati Gr.: Intens. śarīśṛdhyate, śarīśṛdhīti, śarīśarddhi, [ib.]