avado -dyati (ind. p. -dāya ĀśvGṛ. BhP.) Ved. to cut off, divide (especially the sacrificial cake and other objects offered in a sacrifice) ŚBr. &c
• to cut into pieces BhP
• (aor. Pot. Ā. 1. sg. -diṣīya [derived fr. ava-√dā, 'to present', by Gmn.]
• perhaps fr. ava.√day above) to appease, satisfy with (instr.) RV. ii, 33, 5

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William