cl. 6. P. ([Dhātup. xxviii, 60]) miṣáti (of the simple verb only pr. p. miṣát; in Gr. also pf. mimeṣa; aor. ameṣīt; fut. meṣitā, meṣiṣyati &c.; cf. un- and ni√ miṣ), to open the eyes, wink, blink, [RV.] &c. &c. (generally used in gen. = before the eyes of, in presence of, in spite of, e.g. miṣato bandhu-vargasya, the whole number of friends looking on i.e. before their very eyes, in spite of them); to rival, emulate (spardhāyām), [Dhātup.]
cl. 1. P. meṣati, to sprinkle, moisten, wet, [Dhātup. xvii, 48.]