Contents

 

dru, “run”

drāḍ

dru

druh

Present

I. drávati etc. V.+,-te etc. E.+

Future

Simple Future: droṣyati B

Periphrastic Future: drotā

Aorist

√-Ao: drūyāt; adrāvi

RAo: adudruvat B.+ (adudrot dudrávat RV.) adudravat, adidravat

Perfect

dudrāva etc. B.+ dudrotha, dudruma, dudruve etc. E

Causative

drāváyati etc. V.+,-te etc. E. (drāvyate E.); dravayanta RV

Desiderative

dudrūṣa-

Intensive

dodru- (dodrāva TS.)

Verbal Nouns

PPP: drutá B.+; Inf: drotum C.; 1Abs: drutvā́ B.; 2Abs: -drútya B.+

Derivatives

dravá V.+

 

draví RV.

 

-drāva VS.

 

-dru V.+

 

dravya ? U.S.+

 

dravitṛ́ RV.

 

-drāvin S.+

 

druti C.

 

drávaṇa B.+

 

dravitnú V.

 

-drāvya E.

 

drāvayitnú RV.

 

dravará RV.

 

dráviṇa etc. ? V.+

 

drāvaṇa E.+

 

 

 

 

Meanings

drávati 1 v, PPP drutá (q.v.) run, hasten, flee; become fluid, melt (l. & f.). Caus. drāváyati (te).

 

ati run past (A).

adhi run towards, mount, leap upon, cover.

anu run after, follow, pursue; run through i.e. recite quickly.

apa run away.

abhi run near, hasten towards, attack, assail; visit, befall.

ā run near, approach. samā run (together) towards or against (A).

ud run up or out.

upa & samupa rush at (A); attack, visit, befall.

nis run out or away.

pari run about.

pra hasten, on, rush at (A); run away, flee, escape. vipra run asunder, also = saṃpra run away, flee.

vi run asunder or away, flee. Caus. drive away, chase, put to flight.

sam run together.

Cf. vidruta.