ADArayati
ādhārayati , with object śastram ( cf. śastrādhāraka , which makes the mg. unmistakable), wields, plies (a knife): Divy 39.(6—)7 (santi … śrāvakā ye 'nena pūtikāyenārdīyamānā … śastram) apy ādhārayanti viṣam api bhakṣayanti … there are disciples who, afflicted by this stinking body, even wield a knife (here, against themselves!), even eat poison … (or kill themselves in other ways).