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.ɳu/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱr̩ʂ.ɳu/

Adjective

धृष्णु • (dhṛṣṇu) stem (root धृष्)

1. bold, courageous, fierce, violent, strong (said of Indra, Soma, the Maruts; fire, weapons, etc)
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.81.3:

     यदु॒दीर॑त आ॒जयो॑ धृ॒ष्णवे॑ धीयते॒ धना॑।

     yádudī́rata ājáyo dhṛṣṇáve dhīyate dhánā.

     When war and battles are on foot, booty is laid before the bold.

2. impudent, shameless

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of धृष्णु (dhṛṣṇu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धृष्णुः dhṛṣṇuḥ	धृष्णू dhṛṣṇū	धृष्णवः dhṛṣṇavaḥ
Vocative	धृष्णो dhṛṣṇo	धृष्णू dhṛṣṇū	धृष्णवः dhṛṣṇavaḥ
Accusative	धृष्णुम् dhṛṣṇum	धृष्णू dhṛṣṇū	धृष्णून् dhṛṣṇūn
Instrumental	धृष्णुना / धृष्ण्वा¹ dhṛṣṇunā / dhṛṣṇvā¹	धृष्णुभ्याम् dhṛṣṇubhyām	धृष्णुभिः dhṛṣṇubhiḥ
Dative	धृष्णवे dhṛṣṇave	धृष्णुभ्याम् dhṛṣṇubhyām	धृष्णुभ्यः dhṛṣṇubhyaḥ
Ablative	धृष्णोः dhṛṣṇoḥ	धृष्णुभ्याम् dhṛṣṇubhyām	धृष्णुभ्यः dhṛṣṇubhyaḥ
Genitive	धृष्णोः dhṛṣṇoḥ	धृष्ण्वोः dhṛṣṇvoḥ	धृष्णूनाम् dhṛṣṇūnām
Locative	धृष्णौ dhṛṣṇau	धृष्ण्वोः dhṛṣṇvoḥ	धृष्णुषु dhṛṣṇuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine u-stem declension of धृष्णु (dhṛṣṇu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धृष्णुः dhṛṣṇuḥ	धृष्णू dhṛṣṇū	धृष्णवः dhṛṣṇavaḥ
Vocative	धृष्णो dhṛṣṇo	धृष्णू dhṛṣṇū	धृष्णवः dhṛṣṇavaḥ
Accusative	धृष्णुम् dhṛṣṇum	धृष्णू dhṛṣṇū	धृष्णूः dhṛṣṇūḥ
Instrumental	धृष्ण्वा dhṛṣṇvā	धृष्णुभ्याम् dhṛṣṇubhyām	धृष्णुभिः dhṛṣṇubhiḥ
Dative	धृष्णवे / धृष्ण्वै¹ dhṛṣṇave / dhṛṣṇvai¹	धृष्णुभ्याम् dhṛṣṇubhyām	धृष्णुभ्यः dhṛṣṇubhyaḥ
Ablative	धृष्णोः / धृष्ण्वाः¹ / धृष्ण्वै² dhṛṣṇoḥ / dhṛṣṇvāḥ¹ / dhṛṣṇvai²	धृष्णुभ्याम् dhṛṣṇubhyām	धृष्णुभ्यः dhṛṣṇubhyaḥ
Genitive	धृष्णोः / धृष्ण्वाः¹ / धृष्ण्वै² dhṛṣṇoḥ / dhṛṣṇvāḥ¹ / dhṛṣṇvai²	धृष्ण्वोः dhṛṣṇvoḥ	धृष्णूनाम् dhṛṣṇūnām
Locative	धृष्णौ / धृष्ण्वाम्¹ dhṛṣṇau / dhṛṣṇvām¹	धृष्ण्वोः dhṛṣṇvoḥ	धृष्णुषु dhṛṣṇuṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter u-stem declension of धृष्णु (dhṛṣṇu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धृष्णु dhṛṣṇu	धृष्णुनी dhṛṣṇunī	धृष्णूनि / धृष्णु¹ / धृष्णू¹ dhṛṣṇūni / dhṛṣṇu¹ / dhṛṣṇū¹
Vocative	धृष्णु / धृष्णो dhṛṣṇu / dhṛṣṇo	धृष्णुनी dhṛṣṇunī	धृष्णूनि / धृष्णु¹ / धृष्णू¹ dhṛṣṇūni / dhṛṣṇu¹ / dhṛṣṇū¹
Accusative	धृष्णु dhṛṣṇu	धृष्णुनी dhṛṣṇunī	धृष्णूनि / धृष्णु¹ / धृष्णू¹ dhṛṣṇūni / dhṛṣṇu¹ / dhṛṣṇū¹
Instrumental	धृष्णुना / धृष्ण्वा¹ dhṛṣṇunā / dhṛṣṇvā¹	धृष्णुभ्याम् dhṛṣṇubhyām	धृष्णुभिः dhṛṣṇubhiḥ
Dative	धृष्णुने / धृष्णवे¹ dhṛṣṇune / dhṛṣṇave¹	धृष्णुभ्याम् dhṛṣṇubhyām	धृष्णुभ्यः dhṛṣṇubhyaḥ
Ablative	धृष्णुनः / धृष्णोः¹ dhṛṣṇunaḥ / dhṛṣṇoḥ¹	धृष्णुभ्याम् dhṛṣṇubhyām	धृष्णुभ्यः dhṛṣṇubhyaḥ
Genitive	धृष्णुनः / धृष्णोः¹ dhṛṣṇunaḥ / dhṛṣṇoḥ¹	धृष्णुनोः dhṛṣṇunoḥ	धृष्णूनाम् dhṛṣṇūnām
Locative	धृष्णुनि / धृष्णौ¹ dhṛṣṇuni / dhṛṣṇau¹	धृष्णुनोः dhṛṣṇunoḥ	धृष्णुषु dhṛṣṇuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• धृष्णुत्व (dhṛṣṇutva, “boldness”)

Adverb

धृष्णु • (dhṛṣṇu)

1. boldly, strongly, with force

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “धृष्णु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 520.