decimate

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Monier Williams

English

 To DECIMATE,  v. a.
   (Take the tenth) दशभागं or दशमभागं or दशमांशं
ग्रह् (c.  9. गृह्लाति,  ग्रहीतुं) or हृ (c.  1. हरति,  हर्त्तुं).
— (Select by
lot every tenth soldier for punishment) गुटिकापातपूर्व्वं सर्व्वसै-
न्यमध्याद् दशमं दशमं सैनिकं बधार्थम् उद्धृ (c.  1. -हरति -हर्त्तुं).

Borooah

English

 DECIMATE:
I Lit.: दशाशं गृह्वाति (ग्रह्,  c. 9.).
II To punish every tenth man of: दशम-
भागस्य प्राणदण्डं करोति (with gen.
  ).
III To
devastate: q. v.
 

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