adjective
Chedanaka 1. (adjective) one who tears or cuts off Pv-a 7. 2. (neuter) the process of getting cut (a certain penance for offences: in combination with āpattiyo and pācittiyaṃ) Vin II 307; IV 168, 170, 171, 279; V 133, 146 (cha ch. āpattiyo).
(of the (expiation of) an offense); entailing cutting
(adj, adj, from chedana) involving cutting up Construction: √chid > ched + *ana + ka chedana + ka