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Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwaHištʰám, from Proto-Indo-European *dwéh₂-isth₂-os, from *dweh₂- (“far, long”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬠𐬋𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬆𐬨 (dbōištəm), Old Persian 𐎯𐎢𐎺𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎶 (du-u-v-i-š-t-m /duvaištam/).
Pronunciation
Adverb
दविष्ठम् • (daviṣṭhám)
- very far away
c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE,
Ṛgveda 6.51.13:
- अप त्यं वृजिनं रिपुं स्तेनमग्ने दुराध्यम्।
दविष्ठम्अस्य सत्पते कृधी सुगम्॥- ápa tyám vṛjinám ripúm stenámagne durādhyám.
daviṣṭhámasya satpate kṛdhī́ sugám. - Agni, drive thou the wicked foe, the evil-hearted thief away,
Drive him very far away, O Lord of the brave and give us easy paths.