धृष्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰers- (“to be bold, dare”) from an *-s- extension of *dʰer- (“to hold, support”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *dьrzъ (“daring”), Ancient Greek θρᾰσῠ́ς (thrasús, “daring, reckless”) and English dare.

Pronunciation

Root

धृष् • (dhṛṣ)

  1. to dare
  2. to be bold, courageous or confident

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root धृष् (0 c, 3 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root धृष् (2 c, 0 e)
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Descendants

Terms derived from the Sanskrit root धृष् (2 c, 0 e)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “धृष्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0259.
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “धृष्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 085
  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “धृष्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
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