vi-√ dhū P. Ā. -dhūnoti, -dhūnute (later also -dhunoti, -dhunute; inf. -dhavitum, or -dhotum), to shake about, move to and fro, agitate, toss about (Ā. also ‘one's self’), [RV.] &c. &c.; to fan, kindle (fire), [MBh.]; to shake off, drive away, scatter, disperse, remove, destroy, [R.]; [Kathās.]; [BhP.] &c.; (Ā.) to shake off from one's self, relinquish, abandon, give up, [AV.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.: Pass. -dhūyate (ep. also °ti), to be shaken or agitated, [MBh.] : Caus. -dhūnayati, to cause to shake about &c.; to shake violently, agitate, harass, annoy, [MBh.]; [R.] &c.