√ dṛh, dṛṃh, “make firm”

√ dṛś

√ dṛh, dṛṃh

√ dev

Present

I. dṛ́ṃhati etc. -te etc. V.B darhati

IV. dṛ́hya dṛ́hyasva RV

VI. dṛṃhántam AV., dṛṃhéthe RV

Future

Simple Future: darhiṣyati, dṛṃhiṣyati

Periphrastic Future: darhitā, dṛṃhitā

Aorist

^RAo: adadarhat, adīdṛhat

-iṣ-Ao: adṛṃhīt etc. B. adarhīt

Perfect

dadarha , dadṛṃha dādṛhāṃá adadṛhanta RV

Verbal Nouns

PPP: dṛḍhá V.+

Derivatives

dṛh B.+		-dṛṃha AV.		dṛṃhitṛ́ . V.B.
dṛ́ṃhaṇa AV.B.S.		drahyát ? RV.

Divided by the Hindu grammarians into two roots, dṛṃh “fix”, and dṛh “grow”, from the latter of which are then derived dīrghá V.+ and the related words drā́ghīyas V.B.S., drā́ghiṣṭha RV., drāghmán V.B., drāghimán B. (drāghuyā́ TS.).

Meanings

(dṛṃh) dṛṃheti v PPP dṛḍhá (q.v.) make or be firm; Ā dṛ́hate or dṛ́hyati, te only intrans. Caus. dṛṃhayati, PPP dṛṃhitá (q.v.) make firm, fortify, fix; m. hold fast, be firm.