cl. 1. P. Ā. (cf. [Dhātup. xxi, 7]) méthati, °te (pr. p.f. mithatī́, [RV.]; pf. mimetha, [ib.]; ind.p. mithitvā, [BhP.]), to unite, pair, couple, meet (as friend or antagonist), alternate, engage in altercation; (Ā.) to dash together, [RV. i, 113, 3] (accord. to [Dhātup.] also ‘to understand’ or ‘to kill’).