धृष्णु
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ধৃষ্ণু (Assamese script)
- ᬥᬺᬱ᭄ᬡᬸ (Balinese script)
- ধৃষ্ণু (Bengali script)
- 𑰠𑰴𑰬𑰿𑰜𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀥𑀾𑀱𑁆𑀡𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- ဓၖၑ္ဏု (Burmese script)
- ધૃષ્ણુ (Gujarati script)
- ਧ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਣੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌧𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦣꦽꦰ꧀ꦟꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂡𑃂𑂭𑂹𑂝𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಧೃಷ್ಣು (Kannada script)
- ធ្ឫឞ្ណុ (Khmer script)
- ຘ຺ຣິຩ຺ຓຸ (Lao script)
- ധൃഷ്ണു (Malayalam script)
- ᢡᡵᡳᢢᢏᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘠𑘵𑘬𑘿𑘜𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠾᠷᠢᢔᢏᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧀𑧖𑧌𑧠𑦼𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐢𑐺𑐲𑑂𑐞𑐸 (Newa script)
- ଧୃଷ୍ଣୁ (Odia script)
- ꢤꢺꢰ꣄ꢠꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆣𑆸𑆰𑇀𑆟𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖠𑖴𑖬𑖿𑖜𑖲 (Siddham script)
- ධෘෂ්ණු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩮𑩙𑪀 𑪙𑩪𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚜𑚶𑚘𑚰 (Takri script)
- த்⁴ரிஷ்ணு (Tamil script)
- ధృష్ణు (Telugu script)
- ธฺฤษฺณุ (Thai script)
- དྷྲྀ་ཥྞུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒡𑒵𑒭𑓂𑒝𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨜𑨼𑨉𑨯𑩇𑨘𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compare धृष्णोति (dhṛṣṇoti).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dʱr̩ʂ.ɳú/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪ʱr̩ʂ.ɳu/
Adjective
धृ॒ष्णु • (dhṛṣṇú) stem (root धृष्)
- bold, courageous, fierce, violent, strong (said of Indra, Soma, the Maruts; fire, weapons, etc)
- impudent, shameless
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धृ॒ष्णुः (dhṛṣṇúḥ) | धृ॒ष्णू (dhṛṣṇū́) | धृ॒ष्णवः॑ (dhṛṣṇávaḥ) |
| accusative | धृ॒ष्णुम् (dhṛṣṇúm) | धृ॒ष्णू (dhṛṣṇū́) | धृ॒ष्णून् (dhṛṣṇū́n) |
| instrumental | धृ॒ष्णुना॑ (dhṛṣṇúnā) धृ॒ष्ण्वा¹ (dhṛṣṇvā́¹) |
धृ॒ष्णुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣṇúbhyām) | धृ॒ष्णुभिः॑ (dhṛṣṇúbhiḥ) |
| dative | धृ॒ष्णवे॑ (dhṛṣṇáve) | धृ॒ष्णुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣṇúbhyām) | धृ॒ष्णुभ्यः॑ (dhṛṣṇúbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धृ॒ष्णोः (dhṛṣṇóḥ) | धृ॒ष्णुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣṇúbhyām) | धृ॒ष्णुभ्यः॑ (dhṛṣṇúbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धृ॒ष्णोः (dhṛṣṇóḥ) | धृ॒ष्ण्वोः (dhṛṣṇvóḥ) | धृ॒ष्णू॒नाम् (dhṛṣṇūnā́m) |
| locative | धृ॒ष्णौ (dhṛṣṇáu) | धृ॒ष्ण्वोः (dhṛṣṇvóḥ) | धृ॒ष्णुषु॑ (dhṛṣṇúṣu) |
| vocative | धृष्णो॑ (dhṛ́ṣṇo) | धृष्णू॑ (dhṛ́ṣṇū) | धृष्ण॑वः (dhṛ́ṣṇavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धृ॒ष्णुः (dhṛṣṇúḥ) | धृ॒ष्णू (dhṛṣṇū́) | धृ॒ष्णवः॑ (dhṛṣṇávaḥ) |
| accusative | धृ॒ष्णुम् (dhṛṣṇúm) | धृ॒ष्णू (dhṛṣṇū́) | धृ॒ष्णूः (dhṛṣṇū́ḥ) |
| instrumental | धृ॒ष्ण्वा (dhṛṣṇvā́) | धृ॒ष्णुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣṇúbhyām) | धृ॒ष्णुभिः॑ (dhṛṣṇúbhiḥ) |
| dative | धृ॒ष्णवे॑ (dhṛṣṇáve) धृ॒ष्ण्वै¹ (dhṛṣṇvái¹) |
धृ॒ष्णुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣṇúbhyām) | धृ॒ष्णुभ्यः॑ (dhṛṣṇúbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धृ॒ष्णोः (dhṛṣṇóḥ) धृ॒ष्ण्वाः¹ (dhṛṣṇvā́ḥ¹) धृ॒ष्ण्वै² (dhṛṣṇvái²) |
धृ॒ष्णुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣṇúbhyām) | धृ॒ष्णुभ्यः॑ (dhṛṣṇúbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धृ॒ष्णोः (dhṛṣṇóḥ) धृ॒ष्ण्वाः¹ (dhṛṣṇvā́ḥ¹) धृ॒ष्ण्वै² (dhṛṣṇvái²) |
धृ॒ष्ण्वोः (dhṛṣṇvóḥ) | धृ॒ष्णू॒नाम् (dhṛṣṇūnā́m) |
| locative | धृ॒ष्णौ (dhṛṣṇáu) धृ॒ष्ण्वाम्¹ (dhṛṣṇvā́m¹) |
धृ॒ष्ण्वोः (dhṛṣṇvóḥ) | धृ॒ष्णुषु॑ (dhṛṣṇúṣu) |
| vocative | धृष्णो॑ (dhṛ́ṣṇo) | धृष्णू॑ (dhṛ́ṣṇū) | धृष्ण॑वः (dhṛ́ṣṇavaḥ) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धृ॒ष्णु (dhṛṣṇú) | धृ॒ष्णुनी॑ (dhṛṣṇúnī) | धृ॒ष्णूनि॑ (dhṛṣṇū́ni) धृ॒ष्णु¹ (dhṛṣṇú¹) धृ॒ष्णू¹ (dhṛṣṇū́¹) |
| accusative | धृ॒ष्णु (dhṛṣṇú) | धृ॒ष्णुनी॑ (dhṛṣṇúnī) | धृ॒ष्णूनि॑ (dhṛṣṇū́ni) धृ॒ष्णु¹ (dhṛṣṇú¹) धृ॒ष्णू¹ (dhṛṣṇū́¹) |
| instrumental | धृ॒ष्णुना॑ (dhṛṣṇúnā) धृ॒ष्ण्वा¹ (dhṛṣṇvā́¹) |
धृ॒ष्णुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣṇúbhyām) | धृ॒ष्णुभिः॑ (dhṛṣṇúbhiḥ) |
| dative | धृ॒ष्णुने॑ (dhṛṣṇúne) धृ॒ष्णवे॑ (dhṛṣṇáve) |
धृ॒ष्णुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣṇúbhyām) | धृ॒ष्णुभ्यः॑ (dhṛṣṇúbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धृ॒ष्णुनः॑ (dhṛṣṇúnaḥ) धृ॒ष्णोः (dhṛṣṇóḥ) |
धृ॒ष्णुभ्या॑म् (dhṛṣṇúbhyām) | धृ॒ष्णुभ्यः॑ (dhṛṣṇúbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धृ॒ष्णुनः॑ (dhṛṣṇúnaḥ) धृ॒ष्णोः (dhṛṣṇóḥ) |
धृ॒ष्णुनोः॑ (dhṛṣṇúnoḥ) धृ॒ष्ण्वोः (dhṛṣṇvóḥ) |
धृ॒ष्णू॒नाम् (dhṛṣṇūnā́m) |
| locative | धृ॒ष्णुनि॑ (dhṛṣṇúni) धृ॒ष्णौ (dhṛṣṇáu) |
धृ॒ष्णुनोः॑ (dhṛṣṇúnoḥ) धृ॒ष्ण्वोः (dhṛṣṇvóḥ) |
धृ॒ष्णुषु॑ (dhṛṣṇúṣu) |
| vocative | धृष्णु॑ (dhṛ́ṣṇu) धृष्णो॑ (dhṛ́ṣṇo) |
धृष्णु॑नी (dhṛ́ṣṇunī) | धृष्णू॑नि (dhṛ́ṣṇūni) धृष्णु॑¹ (dhṛ́ṣṇu¹) धृष्णू॑¹ (dhṛ́ṣṇū¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- धृष्णुत्व (dhṛṣṇutva, “boldness”)
- धृष्णुया (dhṛṣṇuyā́, “boldly”)
Adverb
धृष्णु • (dhṛṣṇu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “धृष्णु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 520.