आततायिन्

{ ātatāyin }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

आततायिन्  mfn.  mfn. having one's bow drawn, [VS. xvi, 18]
आततायिनस्   ‘one whose bow is drawn to take another's life’, endeavouring to kill some one, a murderer, [Mn. viii, 350] seq.; [MBh. &c.] (in later texts also incendiaries, ravishers, thieves &c. are reckoned among ).

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

आततायिन् [ātatāyin] a.  a. or s. [आततेन विस्तीर्णेन शस्त्रादिना अयितुं शीलमस्य [Tv.] ]
   'One whose bow is stretched to take another's life', endeavouring to kill some one; a desperado; गुरुं वा बालवृद्धौ वा ब्राह्मणं वा बहुश्रुतम् । आततायिन- मायान्तं हन्यादेवाविचारयन् ॥ [Ms.8.35-51;] [Mb.3.36.1,] [Bg.1.36.]
   Anyone who commits a heinous crime; such as a thief, ravisher, murderer, incendiary, a felon &c.; अग्निदो गरदश्चैव शस्त्रोन्मत्तो धनापहः । क्षेत्रदारहरश्चै- तान् षड् विद्यादाततायिनः ॥ Śukra. ˚-ता
-त्वम्   murdering, stealing, destroying &c.

Shabda-Sagara

आततायिन्  mfn.  ( -यि-यिनी-यि) A felon, a thief, a murderer, incendiary, ravisher, &c.
    E. आतत extended, every where, ई to go, and णिनि affix.

ROOTS:

आतत ई णिनि

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WordNet

   See : अत्याचारिन्