Praghatayati, Praghātayati: 1 definition
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPraghātayati (प्रघातयति).—(caus. to Sanskrit prahanti, but seems nowhere recorded), causes to be killed (by another), so clearly pass. praghātyate Mahāvastu i.181.3; possibly also in Divyāvadāna 10.2 praghātya (ger.), 9 °tayasi, 14 °tita, ppp. (of a butcher or meat-dealer, perhaps having killed, but perhaps killing, etc.); in Divyāvadāna 376.21 praghātita, killed, seemingly not caus., and probably so praghātayitvā 530.13; praghātyate 531.9 (but this last perhaps caus., is caused to be killed); Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.5.2 °tayati.Cf. prec.
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