द्रुह्

Sanskrit

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɾúɦ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /d̪ɾuɦ/

Noun

द्रुह् • (drúh) stem, f

1. injury, harm, offence
2. an injurer; a foe, a demon

Declension

Feminine root-stem declension of द्रुह् (drúh)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ध्रुक् dhrúk	द्रुहौ / द्रुहा¹ drúhau / drúhā¹	द्रुहः drúhaḥ
Vocative	ध्रुक् dhrúk	द्रुहौ / द्रुहा¹ drúhau / drúhā¹	द्रुहः drúhaḥ
Accusative	द्रुहम् drúham	द्रुहौ / द्रुहा¹ drúhau / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Root

द्रुह् • (druh)

1. to hurt
2. to be hostile to, to seek to harm

Derived terms

• अद्रुह् (adruh)
• द्रुह्यति (druhyati)
• द्रोघ (drogha)
• द्रोह (droha)

 

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “द्रुह्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0502.