(cf. √ 1. vij) cl. 1. P. Ā. vījati, °te (pf. vivyajuḥ), to fan, cool by blowing upon or fanning, [Hariv.]; to sprinkle with water, [MBh.] (according to [Dhātup. vi, 25] only Ā. ‘to go’) : Caus. or cl. 10. ([Dhātup. xxxv, 84]), vījayati (Pass. vījyate), to fan, blow, kindle (fire), [MBh.]; [R.] &c.; to stroke, caress, [Suśr.]