cl. 1. P. Ā. ([Dhātup. xxi, 10]) márdhati, °te (Ved. also cl. 6. P. Ā. mṛdhati, °te; aor. mardhīs, mardhiṣát, [RV.]; Pot. mṛdhyās, [ib.]), to neglect, forsake, abandon, [RV.]; [GṛŚrS.]; to be moist or moisten or (undane), [Dhātup.]
mṛ́dh f. fight, battle, [RV. i, 174, 4] ([Sāy.])
a contemner, adversary, foe, [RV.]; [VS.]; [Br.]