Atan
A-√ tan P. (2. sg. -tanozi ; impf. A/ tanot ; perf. -tatAna ; p. m. pl. -tanva/ntas ; perf. p. m. sg. -tatanvA/n ) to extend or stretch over, penetrate, spread, overspread (said of the light), illuminate, RV. ; ( perf. 2. sg. -tata/nTa ) to seek to reach, RV. x, 1, 7 ; to be ready for, wait on ( acc. ), RV. v, 79, 3 ; ( aor. Subj. -tanat ) to stop any one, RV. i, 91, 23 : P. Ā. (3. pl. -tanvate ; perf. 1. sg. -tatane ) to extend (a texture), spread, stretch (a bow for shooting), RV. ; AV. &c.: P. to diffuse; to bestow upon, RV. ; BhP. &c.; to effect, produce, Hariv. 4635 ; BhP. &c.: Caus. ( Impv. 2. sg. -tAnayA ) to stretch, AV.