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वध् (also written बध्; cf. √ बाध्; properly only used in the aor. and Prec. tenses अवधीत् and °धिष्ट; वध्यात् and वधिषीष्ट, [Pāṇ. 2-4, 42 &c.; 6, 62] ; the other tenses being supplied by √ हन्; cf. [Dhātup. xxiv, 2] ; but in Ved. and ep. poetry also pres. वधति; Pot. वधेत्; fut. वधिष्यति, °ते; other Ved. forms are aor. अवधीम्, व॑हीम्Subj. वधिषः; बधीः, [TĀr.] ; Prec. बध्यासम्, °सुः, [AV.] ), to strike, slay, kill, murder, defeat, destroy, [RV.] &c. &c.: Pass. वध्यते, °ति ( aor. अवधि), to be slain or killed, [MBh.] ; [Kāv.] ; &c. : Caus. वधयति, to kill, slay, [MBh.] [a. Gk. ὠθέω.]
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