vi-√ math (or -manth) P. Ā. -mathati, °te, -mathnāti, °nīte &c. (in Veda generally Ā.; inf. -mathitos, [AitBr.]; °tum, [BhP.]), to tear off, snatch away, [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; to tear or break in pieces, rend asunder, bruise, [ib.]; [AitBr.]; [Kāṭh.]; to cut in pieces, disperse, scatter, [MBh.]; [R.]; to confuse, perplex, bewilder, [BhP.]