Vassati1 [vṛṣ, varṣati, vṛṣate; Idg. *ṷers to wet, cp. Vedic vṛṣa bull, varṣa rain, vṛṣabha (P. usabha), Av. varšna virile, Lat. verres boar; Gr. a)/rrhn virile,e)/rsh dew; with which root is connected *eres to flow: Sk. arṣati, ṛṣabha bull, Lat. ros dew=Sk. rasa essence etc. <-> Dhtm 471 gives "secana" as defn] to rain (intrs.), fig. to shower, pour(down) Vin i.32 (mahāmegho vassi); S iii.141 (deve vassante); v.396 (id.); Sn 30 (devassa vassato, gen. sg. ppr.); PvA 6, 139, 287; Mhvs 21, 33; DhA ii.83 (vassatu, imper.; vassi, aor.); 265 (devo vassanto nom. sg.). -- Cp. kālena kālaŋ devo vṛṣyate Divy 71. -- Caus. II.vassāpeti to cause to rain J v.201 (Sakko devaŋ v. let the sky shed rain). -- pp. vaṭṭa, vaṭṭha, vuṭṭha. Another pp. of the Caus. *vasseti is vassita.