upa-√mṛd P. -mṛdnāti, to graze in passing (said of a heavenly body in its transit) VarBṛS

• to crush, destroy, annul Naish. Comm. on BṛĀrUp.: Caus. -mardayati, to destroy, devastate, annul, annihilate BhP. Comm. on ChUp. and BṛĀrUp