pra-√ dṝ (of P. only Ved. Impv. -dárṣi), to break or tear to pieces, [RV. vi, 26, 5] : Pass. -dīryate, to cleave asunder, split open (intr.), [AitBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; to be dispersed or scattered (as an army), [MBh.] : Caus. -dārayati, to split, cleave, tear asunder, [ib.]