vi-√ mṛj P. Ā. -mārṣṭi, -mṛṣṭe (pf. Pot. -māmṛjīta, [RV.]), to rub off or out, purify, cleanse, [Br.]; [ŚrS.]; to rub dry, [TS.]; to rub on or in, anoint, smear with (instr.), [GṛŚrS.]; to wipe off, [MBh.]; [Mṛcch.]; to rub, stroke, caress, [MBh.]; [R.] &c.; Ā. (with tanvám), to adorn or arm one's self, [RV. vii, 95, 3.]