avasad
ava-√ sad P. -sIdati (rarely Ā. , e.g. Pot. -sideta , MBh. i, 5184 ; impf. -sIdata , R. iv, 58, 6 ) to sink (as into water), Suśr. ; BhP. ; to sink down, faint, grow lean [ TS. ; PBr. ], become exhausted or disheartened, slacken, come to an end, perish, Caus. ( p. -sAdayat ; ind.p. -sAdya ) to cause to sink (as, into water), Suśr. ; to render downhearted, dispirit, ruin, ChUp. ; MBh. &c.; to frustrate, MBh. xii, 2634 ; R. v, 51, 2.