vaDaka · masculine · vadhaka 1
executioner
vadhaka , intending to kill ( § 22.3 ): dhruvaṃ khu mahyaṃ °kā upasthitāḥ SP 113.8 ( vs ); vadhake 'pi Jm 163.21 (prose), even towards one who intended to kill (him).
an executioner; one who inflicts punishment
Vadhaka [from vadh] slaying, killing; murderous; a murderer S III 112 (in simile); IV 173 (the same); A IV 92 (the same); Thig 347; D III 72 (°citta); Pj I 27; Vv-a 72 (°cetanā murderous intention); Vism 230, 231 (in simile); Saddh 58. feminine vadhikā Ja V 425 (plural °āyo).
(masc, masc, agent, from vadheti) killer; murderer; executioner executioner, who inflicts punishment Construction: √vadh + aka
(adj, adj, from vadha) killing; murderous; homicidal Construction: √vadh + a + ka vadha + ka