masj 6 P. ( majjati, magna ; caus. majjayati ; desid. mimaMkzati ) 1 To bathe, plunge, dip or throw oneself into water; R. 15. 101 ; Bv. 2. 95. 2 To sink, sink into or down, sink under, ( pb ) plunge (with loc. or acc. ); sIdannaMDe tamasi viDuro majjatIvAMtarAtmA U. 3. 38 ; Māl. 9. 20 ; so'saMvftaM nAma tamaH saha tenEva majjati Ms. 4. 81 ; R. 16. 72. 3 To be drowned, perish, (in water). 4 To sink into misfortune. 5 To despond, be discouraged or disheartened. — Caus. ( majjayati ) 1 To cause to sink, immerse, dip, drown. 2 To deluge, inundate, overwhelm.