mardana a. ( nI f. ) [ mfd-lyu lyuw vA ] 1 Crushing, grinding, destroying, tormenting, rubbing, &c. — naM Crushing, grinding. 2 Rubbing, ( pb ) shampooing. 3 Anointing (with unguents &c.). 4 Pressing, kneading. 5 Paining, tormenting, afflicting. 6 Destroying. 7 Devastating, laying waste. 8 Opposition of planets. 9 Breaking up (as of ice &c.).