द्रुह्

Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰrúkš ~ *dʰrúǰʰás (deceit, offence), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰréwgʰ-s ~ *dʰrugʰ-és, from *dʰrewgʰ- (to deceive, mislead). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬘 (druj, lie).

    Noun

    द्रुह् • (drúh) stemf

    1. injury, harm, offence
    2. an injurer; a foe, a demon
    Declension
    Feminine root-stem declension of द्रुह्
    singular dual plural
    nominative ध्रुक् (dhrúk) द्रुहौ (drúhau)
    द्रुहा¹ (drúhā¹)
    द्रुहः (drúhaḥ)
    accusative द्रुहम् (drúham) द्रुहौ (drúhau)
    द्रुहा¹ (drúhā¹)
    द्रुहः (drúhaḥ)
    instrumental द्रुहा (druhā́) ध्रुग्भ्याम् (dhrugbhyā́m) ध्रुग्भिः (dhrugbhíḥ)
    dative द्रुहे (druhé) ध्रुग्भ्याम् (dhrugbhyā́m) ध्रुग्भ्यः (dhrugbhyáḥ)
    ablative द्रुहः (druháḥ) ध्रुग्भ्याम् (dhrugbhyā́m) ध्रुग्भ्यः (dhrugbhyáḥ)
    genitive द्रुहः (druháḥ) द्रुहोः (druhóḥ) द्रुहाम् (druhā́m)
    locative द्रुहि (druhí) द्रुहोः (druhóḥ) ध्रुक्षु (dhrukṣú)
    vocative ध्रुक् (dhrúk) द्रुहौ (drúhau)
    द्रुहा¹ (drúhā¹)
    द्रुहः (drúhaḥ)
    • ¹Vedic

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (to deceive, mislead). Cognate with German trügen.

    Root

    द्रुह् • (druh)

    1. to hurt
    2. to be hostile to, to seek to harm
    3. (Vedic) to deceive, to cheat
    Derived terms
    Sanskrit terms belonging to the root द्रुह् (0 c, 5 e)
    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root द्रुह् (3 c, 0 e)
    Primary Verbal Forms
    Secondary Forms
    • अद्रोहि (ádrohi) (Passive Aorist)
    • द्रोहयति (droháyati) (Causative)
    • अदुद्रुहत् (ádudruhat) (Causative Aorist)
    • दुध्रुक्षति (dudhrukṣati) (Desiderative)
    • दोद्रुह्यते (dodruhyate) (Intensive)
    Non-Finite Forms
    • द्रुग्ध (drugdhá) (Past Participle)
    • द्रोग्धवै (drogdhavai) (Infinitive)
    • द्रुग्ध्वा (drugdhvā́) (Gerund)
    • द्रुह्य (drúhya) (Gerund)
    • द्रोग्धव्य (drogdhavyà) (Gerundive)
    • दुध्रुक्षु (dudhrukṣu) (Desiderative Participle)
    Derived Nominal Forms

    References

    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “DROGH”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 760