varjayati , in phrase ārdravṛkṣe vā (or va) varjayitvā (varjetvā, varjitvā) Mv i.7.5 ; 11.12 ; 17.9 ; 20.12 ; 24.9 (or °vṛkṣeṣu varjitāḥ 12.15 , mss. ), object being the wicked in various hells, subject their tormentors; acc. to Senart ( note 375 ) rejetant, repoussant ( les damnés ) sous un arbre verdoyant (they tear or devour their flesh, or the like). I venture to guess that it means impaling them on a fresh, green tree (stump or branch). But I cannot explain this mg. in terms of varj-or ā-varj-; vā (almost always preceding the gerund) is also difficult ( Senart assumes it stands for eva); I suspect some corruption.