दृणाति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, split”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō), Persian (daridan, “to tear”), Old Church Slavonic дьрати (dĭrati, “to tear”), Old English teran (whence English tear).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪r̩.ɳɑ́ː.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /d̪r̩ˈɳɑː.t̪i/

Verb

दृणाति • (dṛṇā́ti) (root दॄ, class 9 P)

to tear, rend
to split open, divide, break
to burst

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