chindati

to cut off, to destroy, to remove, both lit. (bandhanaṃ, pāsaṃ, pasibbakaṃ, jīvaṃ, gīvaṃ, sīsaṃ hatthapāde, etc.) and fig. (taṇhaṃ, mohaṃ, āsavā saṃyojanāni, vicikicchaṃ, vanathaṃ, etc.) Freq. in similes: see J.P.T.S. 1907, 88

Forms

1. chid: aor acchidā Snp.357, as acchidaṃ MN.ii.35, acchidda Dhp.351 (cp. agamā); Pass. pres. chijjati (Sk. chidyate) Dhp.284; Iti.70; Ja.i.167; Thag.1055 = Mil.395; Mil.40; aor chijji Ja.iii.181 (dvidhā ch. broke in two)
   fut chijjissati Ja.i.336
   ger chijjitvā Ja.i.202; Ja.iv.120
   pp chijjita Ja.iii.389; see also chida, chidda, chinna.
2. chind: Act. pres. chindati SN.i.149 = AN.v.174; Snp.657; Pv-a.4, Pv-a.114; Vv-a.123
   imper chinda Snp.346; Ja.ii.153; chindatha Dhp.283
   pot chinde Dhp.370
   ppr chindamāna Ja.i.70, Ja.i.233
   fut chindissati Dhp-a.ii.258
   aor acchindi Vin.i.88 & chindi Ja.i.140
   ger chinditvā Ja.i.222, Ja.i.254, Ja.i.326; Ja.ii.155.
   inf chindituṃ Vin.i.206; Pv-a.253
   grd chindiya Ja.ii.139 (duc˚)
   caus chindāpeti Ja.ii.104, Ja.ii.106; Vism.190 (rājāno core ch.)
3. ched: fut. checchati (Sk chetsyati) MN.i.434; Dhp.350; Mil.391
   aor acchecchi (Sk. acchaitsīt) SN.i.12; AN.ii.249; Snp.355 = Thag.1275; Ja.vi.261. acchejji (variant reading of acchecchi) is read at SN.iv.205, SN.iv.207, SN.iv.399; SN.v.441; AN.iii.246, AN.iii.444; Iti.47
   inf chetuṃ