धृषु

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ধৃষু (Assamese script)
ᬥᬺᬱᬸ (Balinese script)
ধৃষু (Bengali script)
𑰠𑰴𑰬𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀥𑀾𑀱𑀼 (Brahmi script)
ဓၖၑု (Burmese script)
ધૃષુ (Gujarati script)
ਧ੍ਰਸ਼ੁ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌧𑍃𑌷𑍁 (Grantha script)
ꦣꦽꦰꦸ (Javanese script)
𑂡𑃂𑂭𑂳 (Kaithi script)
ಧೃಷು (Kannada script)
ធ្ឫឞុ (Khmer script)
ຘ຺ຣິຩຸ (Lao script)
ധൃഷു (Malayalam script)
ᢡᡵᡳᢢᡠ (Manchu script)
𑘠𑘵𑘬𑘳 (Modi script)
ᢑᠾᠷᠢᢔᠤ (Mongolian script)
𑧀𑧖𑧌𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
𑐢𑐺𑐲𑐸 (Newa script)
ଧୃଷୁ (Odia script)
ꢤꢺꢰꢸ (Saurashtra script)
𑆣𑆸𑆰𑆶 (Sharada script)
𑖠𑖴𑖬𑖲 (Siddham script)
ධෘෂු (Sinhalese script)
𑩮𑩙𑪀𑩒 (Soyombo script)
𑚜𑚰 (Takri script)
த்⁴ரிஷு (Tamil script)
ధృషు (Telugu script)
ธฺฤษุ (Thai script)
དྷྲྀ་ཥུ (Tibetan script)
𑒡𑒵𑒭𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
𑨜𑨼𑨉𑨯𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰr̥ṣúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰr̥šúš, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰr̥-s-ús, from *dʰers- (“to be bold”). Cognate with Ancient Greek θρᾰσύς (thrăsús), Old Prussian dirsos.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱr̩.ʂú/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱr̩.ʂu/

Adjective

धृ॒षु • (dhṛṣú) stem (root धृष्)

proud
clever

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of धृ॒षु
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	धृ॒षुः (dhṛṣúḥ)	धृ॒षू (dhṛṣū́)	धृ॒षवः॑ (dhṛṣávaḥ)
accusative	धृ॒षुम् (dhṛṣúm)	धृ॒षू (dhṛṣū́)	धृ॒षून् (dhṛṣū́n)
instrumental	धृ॒षुणा॑ (dhṛṣúṇā) धृ॒ष्वा¹ (dhṛṣvā́¹)	धृ॒षुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣúbhyām)	धृ॒षुभिः॑ (dhṛṣúbhiḥ)
dative	धृ॒षवे॑ (dhṛṣáve) धृ॒ष्वे¹ (dhṛṣvé¹)	धृ॒षुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣúbhyām)	धृ॒षुभ्यः॑ (dhṛṣúbhyaḥ)
ablative	धृ॒षोः (dhṛṣóḥ) धृ॒ष्वः¹ (dhṛṣváḥ¹)	धृ॒षुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣúbhyām)	धृ॒षुभ्यः॑ (dhṛṣúbhyaḥ)
genitive	धृ॒षोः (dhṛṣóḥ) धृ॒ष्वः¹ (dhṛṣváḥ¹)	धृ॒ष्वोः (dhṛṣvóḥ)	धृ॒षू॒णाम् (dhṛṣūṇā́m)
locative	धृ॒षौ (dhṛṣáu)	धृ॒ष्वोः (dhṛṣvóḥ)	धृ॒षुषु॑ (dhṛṣúṣu)
vocative	धृषो॑ (dhṛ́ṣo)	धृषू॑ (dhṛ́ṣū)	धृष॑वः (dhṛ́ṣavaḥ)

¹Vedic

Feminine u-stem declension of धृ॒षु
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	धृ॒षुः (dhṛṣúḥ)	धृ॒षू (dhṛṣū́)	धृ॒षवः॑ (dhṛṣávaḥ)
accusative	धृ॒षुम् (dhṛṣúm)	धृ॒षू (dhṛṣū́)	धृ॒षूः (dhṛṣū́ḥ)
instrumental	धृ॒ष्वा (dhṛṣvā́)	धृ॒षुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣúbhyām)	धृ॒षुभिः॑ (dhṛṣúbhiḥ)
dative	धृ॒षवे॑ (dhṛṣáve) धृ॒ष्वै¹ (dhṛṣvái¹)	धृ॒षुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣúbhyām)	धृ॒षुभ्यः॑ (dhṛṣúbhyaḥ)
ablative	धृ॒षोः (dhṛṣóḥ) धृ॒ष्वाः¹ (dhṛṣvā́ḥ¹) धृ॒ष्वै² (dhṛṣvái²)	धृ॒षुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣúbhyām)	धृ॒षुभ्यः॑ (dhṛṣúbhyaḥ)
genitive	धृ॒षोः (dhṛṣóḥ) धृ॒ष्वाः¹ (dhṛṣvā́ḥ¹) धृ॒ष्वै² (dhṛṣvái²)	धृ॒ष्वोः (dhṛṣvóḥ)	धृ॒षू॒णाम् (dhṛṣūṇā́m)
locative	धृ॒षौ (dhṛṣáu) धृ॒ष्वाम्¹ (dhṛṣvā́m¹)	धृ॒ष्वोः (dhṛṣvóḥ)	धृ॒षुषु॑ (dhṛṣúṣu)
vocative	धृषो॑ (dhṛ́ṣo)	धृषू॑ (dhṛ́ṣū)	धृष॑वः (dhṛ́ṣavaḥ)

¹Later Sanskrit
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter u-stem declension of धृ॒षु
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	धृ॒षु (dhṛṣú)	धृ॒षुणी॑ (dhṛṣúṇī)	धृ॒षूणि॑ (dhṛṣū́ṇi) धृ॒षु¹ (dhṛṣú¹) धृ॒षू¹ (dhṛṣū́¹)
accusative	धृ॒षु (dhṛṣú)	धृ॒षुणी॑ (dhṛṣúṇī)	धृ॒षूणि॑ (dhṛṣū́ṇi) धृ॒षु¹ (dhṛṣú¹) धृ॒षू¹ (dhṛṣū́¹)
instrumental	धृ॒षुणा॑ (dhṛṣúṇā) धृ॒ष्वा¹ (dhṛṣvā́¹)	धृ॒षुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣúbhyām)	धृ॒षुभिः॑ (dhṛṣúbhiḥ)
dative	धृ॒षुणे॑ (dhṛṣúṇe) धृ॒षवे॑ (dhṛṣáve) धृ॒ष्वे¹ (dhṛṣvé¹)	धृ॒षुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣúbhyām)	धृ॒षुभ्यः॑ (dhṛṣúbhyaḥ)
ablative	धृ॒षुणः॑ (dhṛṣúṇaḥ) धृ॒षोः (dhṛṣóḥ) धृ॒ष्वः¹ (dhṛṣváḥ¹)	धृ॒षुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣúbhyām)	धृ॒षुभ्यः॑ (dhṛṣúbhyaḥ)
genitive	धृ॒षुणः॑ (dhṛṣúṇaḥ) धृ॒षोः (dhṛṣóḥ) धृ॒ष्वः¹ (dhṛṣváḥ¹)	धृ॒षुणोः॑ (dhṛṣúṇoḥ) धृ॒ष्वोः (dhṛṣvóḥ)	धृ॒षू॒णाम् (dhṛṣūṇā́m)
locative	धृ॒षुणि॑ (dhṛṣúṇi) धृ॒षौ (dhṛṣáu)	धृ॒षुणोः॑ (dhṛṣúṇoḥ) धृ॒ष्वोः (dhṛṣvóḥ)	धृ॒षुषु॑ (dhṛṣúṣu)
vocative	धृषु॑ (dhṛ́ṣu) धृषो॑ (dhṛ́ṣo)	धृषु॑णी (dhṛ́ṣuṇī)	धृषू॑णि (dhṛ́ṣūṇi) धृषु॑¹ (dhṛ́ṣu¹) धृषू॑¹ (dhṛ́ṣū¹)

¹Vedic