abhi-√ han (2. sg. Imper. -jahi impf. -hán [[RV. v, 29, 2]] & perf. -jaghantha) to thump at, strike, kill, [RV.] &c.; to beat (as a drum, &c.), [MBh. vi, 1535]; [Bhag.] &c.; to afflict, visit with (instr.), [MBh. xiii, 4375]; [MārkP.] : Desid. -jíghāṃsati, to intend to strike down, [RV. vii, 59, 8.]