varjayati (13326)

varjayati
Entry 13326, Page 471, Col. 1

(varjayati, varjayati)
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.