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dhṛṣ, “dare”

dhṛ

dhṛṣ

dhmā

Present

I. dhárṣati etc. VS.B

II ? dhṛṣánt RV., dhṛṣāṇá AV

V. dhṛṣṇóti etc. V.+

Future

Simple Future: dharṣiṣyati

Periphrastic Future: dharṣitā

Aorist

Th Ao: adhṛṣas ŚB. (dhṛṣámāṇa ? RV.)

RAo: adīdhṛṣat, adadharṣat

-iṣ-Ao: adharṣiṣus TA

Perfect

dadhárṣa etc. V.B. (dādhṛṣus AV.; dadhárṣat -ṣati dadharṣīt RV.; dadhṛṣate dádhṛṣanta AV

Causative

dharṣayati etc. B.+

Desiderative

didharṣiṣa-

Intensive

darīdhṛṣ-

Verbal Nouns

PPP: dhṛṣṭá V.+, dhṛṣitá V.; 2Abs: -dhṛṣya B.+;-dhṛ́ṣe V.B.,-dhṛ́ṣas RV

Derivatives

dhárṣa V.+

 

dharṣaṇa E.+

 

dhṛ́ṣṭi B.+

 

dadhṛṣá RV.

 

-dharṣin C.

 

-dhṛṣ V.

 

dhṛṣya V.+

 

dadhṛṣváṇi RV.

 

-dharṣyà AV.

 

dhṛṣáj RV.

 

 

 

-dharṣayitavya C.

 

 

Meanings

dhṛṣṇóti dhárṣati v PPP dhṛṣitá & dhṛṣṭá q.v. be bold, dare or venture to (Inf), defy (A). Caus. dharṣayati, PPP dharṣita attack, injure, violate; Ā overwhelm.

 

apa overwhelm, conquer.

abhi S. & Caus. the same.

ā venture against, attack. Caus. injure, offend.

pra venture against, assail, injure, harass. Caus. the same + violate (a woman), destroy, lay waste. saṃpra Caus. assail, defy.

prati hold out against, withstand.

vi Caus. venture against, injure, harass, also = seq.

sam Caus. violate (a woman), destroy.

Cf. ādhṛ́ṣe & dhṛṣánt.