धृष्णोति

Sanskrit

verb
Definitions
  • to be bold or courageous or confident or proud
  • to dare or venture
  • to dare to attack, treat with indignity
  • to surpass
  • to offend, violate (a woman), overpower, overcome

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰr̥ṣṇáwti inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰr̥šnáwti inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰr̥s-néw-ti.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰr̥s-néw-ti

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