धृष्टdhṛṣṭap. p.Bold, courageous, confident.
[धृष्-क्त]
- Bold, courageous, confident.
- Impudent, rude, shameless, saucy, insolent; स्तुवञ्जिह्रेमि त्वां न खलु ननु धृष्टा मुखरता Mahimna.9; धृष्टः पार्श्वे वसति H.2.26.
- Forward, presumptuous.
- Profligate, abandoned.
- Cruel, unkind.
Derived forms and compounds
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-ष्टः A faithless husband or lover; कृतागा अपि निःशङ्कस्तर्जितोऽपि न लज्जितः । दृष्टदोषोऽपि मिथ्यावाक् कथितो धृष्टनायकः S. D.72.
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-ष्टा A disloyal woman.
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-केतुः Name of the son of धृष्टद्युम्न.
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-द्युम्नः Name of a son of Drupada and brother of Draupadī. [He with his father fought on the side of the Pāṇḍavas, and for some days he acted as commander-in-chief of their forces. When Droṇa had killed Drupada after a hard struggle, Dhṛiṣṭadyumna vowed that he would be revenged for the death of his father. And he was able to fulfil this vow on the morning of the 16th day of the battle, when he unfairly cut off the head of Droṇa (see Droṇa). He was afterwards surprised by Aṣvatthāman while lying asleep in the camp of the Pāṇḍavas, and was stamped to death.].
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-धी Adjective bold, presumptuous.
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-मानिन् Adjective having too high an opinion of oneself, presumptuous.
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-वादिन् Adjective speaking boldly.
