विमथ् [ vimath ] [ vi-√ math ] ( or [ manth ] ) P. Ā. [ -mathati ] , [ °te ] , [ -mathnāti ] , [ °nīte ] (in Veda generally Ā. ; inf. [ -mathitos ] Lit. AitBr. ; [ °tum ] Lit. BhP.) , to tear off , snatch away Lit. TS. Lit. ŚBr. ; to tear or break in pieces , rend asunder , bruise Lit. ib. Lit. AitBr. Lit. Kāṭh. ; to cut in pieces , disperse , scatter Lit. MBh. Lit. R. ; to confuse , perplex , bewilder Lit. BhP.