cl. 1. P. ([Dhātup. iii, 16]) rádati (rarely Ā. °te; Ved. Impv. ratsi; pf. rarā́da, [RV.]; aor. arādīt or aradīt Gr.; fut. raditā, °diṣyati, [ib.]), to scratch, scrape, gnaw, bite, rend, dig, break, split, divide, [RV.]; [AV.]; [Suśr.]; to cut, open (a road or path), [RV.]; to lead (a river) into a channel, [ib.]; to convey to, bestow on, give, dispense, [RV.]; [AV.]; [Br.]
[cf. Lat. rad-o, rod-o; Eng. rat.]