mortify

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Monier Williams

English

 To MORTIFY,  v. a.
   (Destroy the vitality of) जीवित्वं or चैतन्यं नश्
(c.  10. नाशयति -यितुं),  चेतनानाशं कृ,  चैतन्यनाशं कृ.
— (Subdue)
दम् (c.  10. दमयति -यितुं),  वशीकृ,  जि (c.  1. जयति,  जेतुं),  पराजि
‘one's passions, ’ इन्द्रियाणि दम्,  इन्द्रियदमनं कृ
 ‘the body, ’
शरीरक्लेशं कृ.
— (Humble) अभिभू,  अपकृष् (c.  1. -कर्षति -क्रष्टुं),  मानं
भञ्ज् (c.  7. भनक्ति,  भंक्तुं) or खण्ड् (c.  10. खण्डयति -यितुं),  अभिमा-
नखण्डनं कृ,  मानविध्वंसं कृ.
— (Vex) क्लिश् (c.  9. क्लिश्नाति,  क्लेशितुं), 
व्यथ् (c.  10. व्यथयति -यितुं),  तप् (c.  10. तापयति -यितुं).

 To MORTIFY,  v. n.
   (Lose vitality,  as flesh) नष्टचैतन्यः -न्या -न्यं भू, 
नष्टजीवित्वः -त्वा -त्वंभू,  नष्टमांसः -सा -संभू,  मांसैकदेशे पूतीभू,  कोथीभू.
— (Practise austerities) तप् (c.  4. तप्पते),  तपस् तप्,  तपस् (nom.  
तपस्यति),  तपश्चर्य्यां कृ,  वैराग्याचरणं कृ,  शरीरक्लेशं कृ,  ब्रह्मचर्य्यं कृ.

Borooah

English

 MORTIFY (v.  i.): perh.
  नश्यति (नश्,  c. 4.) or
म्रियते (मृ,  c. 4).

 MORTIFY (v.  t.):
I To destroy: मारयति
(c. of  मृ),  “of m.
  ed”
iron:
मारितस्य लौहस्य, 
Bha.
 
II Of passions: जयति (जि,  c. 1.)
one who has m.
 ed his lusts:
जितेन्दियः (या,  यं).:
v.
  Also to control.
III To vex,  pain:
q. v.
 : दुःखाकरोति।

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