rad cl. 1. P. (cf. Dhātup. iii, 16) rádati (rarely Ā. ○te

• Ved. Impv. ratsi

• pf. rarā́da RV.

• aor. [ar˘AdIt] Gr

• fut. raditā, ○diṣyati ib.), to scratch, scrape, gnaw, bite, rend, dig, break, split, divide RV. AV. Suśr.

• to cut, open (a road or path) RV.

• to lead (a river) into a channel ib.

• to convey to, bestow on, give, dispense RV. AV. Br. [Cf. Lat. rad-o, rod-o ; Eng. rat.]