AtatAyin a. or s . [ Atatena vistIrRena SastrAdinA ayituM SIlamasya Tv. ] 1 ‘One whose bow is stretched to take another's life’, endeavouring to kill some one; a desperado; guruM vA bAlavaDvO vA brAhmaRaM vA bahuSrutaM . AtatAyinamAyAMtaM hanyAdevAvicArayan .. Ms. 8. 350-1 ; Bg. 1. 36. 2 Any one who commits a heinous crime, such as a thief, ravisher, murderer, incendiary, a felon &c; agnido garadaScEva Sastronmatto DanApahaH . kzetradAraharaScEtAn zaq vidyAdAtatAyinaH .. Śukra. °tA, -tvaM murdering, stealing, destroying &c.