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pātana

mf(I)n. (fr. Caus.) causing to fall, felling, laying low, striking off or down (with gen. or ifc.), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [MārkP.]

n. the act of causing to fall &c.

lowering, humbling, [W.]

the act of casting (as dice or a glance of the eyes), [Kathās.] (cf. akṣa-)

(with daṇḍasya) causing the rod to fall, chastising, punishing, [Mn.]

(with garbhasya) causing the fall of the fetus or abortion, [Yājñ.]

(with jalaukasām) application of leeches, [Suśr.]

removing, bringing away, [ib.]

causing to fall asunder, dividing, [Śaṃk.]

N. of a partic. process to which minerals (esp. quicksilver) are subjected, [Sarvad.]