विनुद् [ vinud ] [ vi-√ nud ] P. Ā. [ -nudati ] , [ °te ] , to drive away or asunder , scare away , dispel , remove Lit. RV. Lit. ŚāṅkhŚr. ; to strike (cords) , play (on a musical instrument) Lit. BhP. (v.l. [ vi-tud ] ) , Caus. [ -nodayati ] , to drive asunder or away , dispel Lit. Śiś. Lit. Gīt. ; to spend (time) Lit. MBh. ; to divert , amuse , entertain Lit. Hariv. Lit. Kāv. Lit. Kathās. ; to amuse one's self with , delight in (instr.) Lit. Ragh. v , 67.