vi-√ nud P. Ā. -nudati, °te, to drive away or asunder, scare away, dispel, remove, [RV.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; to strike (cords), play (on a musical instrument), [BhP.] (v.l. vi-tud), Caus. -nodayati, to drive asunder or away, dispel, [Śiś.]; [Gīt.]; to spend (time), [MBh.]; to divert, amuse, entertain, [Hariv.]; [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]; to amuse one's self with, delight in (instr.), [Ragh. v, 67.]
vi-°núd f. a stroke, thrust, blow, [RV. ii, 13, 3.]