avAd
1. ad cl. 2. P. a/tti , Ada , atsyati , attum , to eat, consume, devour, Ved. Inf. a/ttave , RV. : Caus. Ada/yati and °te (once adayate [ ĀpŚr. ]) to feed
avA d (√ ad ), ( Pot. 1. pl. -adimahi ) to cause to eat food, VS. iii, 58.
ad 2 P. [ atti, Ada, -jaGAsa, aGasat , atsyati, attuM, anna, -jagDa, jagDvA ] 1 To eat, devour. 2 To destroy. 3 = aMd , q. v. — Caus. To feed with, cause to eat; AdayatyannaM bawunA Sk. — Desid. jiGatsati To wish to eat. [ cf. L. edo , Gr. edo , Germ. essen , Eng. eat ; Lith. edmi , Sans. admi , Goth. at , Zend ad ]. With ava to satisfy by food, get rid of with feeding; ( fig. ) stop the mouth of. — A to eat &c. — pra -saM to use up, consume, devour; samadaMtyAmizaM KagAH Bk. 18. 12. — vi to gnaw.