present 3 singular
strikes against, knocks; shakes out
Nicchodeti (and v.l. nicchādeti) [shows a confusion of two roots, which are both of Prākrit origin, viz. chaḍḍ and choṭ, the former = Pāli chaḍḍeti, the latter = Sanskrit kṣodayati or BHS chorayati, Apabhraṃśa chollai; with which cf. Pāli chuddha] to shake or throw about, only in phrase odhunāti nidhunāti nicchodeti at S III 155 = M I 229 = 374 = A III 365, where S has correct reading (v.l. °choṭeti); M has °chādeti (v.l. °chodeti); A has °chedeti (v.l. °choreti, °chāreti; gloss nippoṭeti). The commentary on A III 365 has: nicchedetī ti bāhāya vā rukkhe vā paharati. — nicchedeti (chid) is pardonable because of Prākrit chollai "to cut." cf. also nicchubhati with v.l. nicchurāti. For sound change Pāli ch < Sanskrit kṣ cf. Pāli chamā.
(pr, pr) tosses away [lit.] cuts away