धृष् [ dhṛṣ ] [ dhṛṣ ] Root cl. [5] P. [ dhṛṣṇóti ] Lit. RV. ; cl. [1] P. [ dhárṣati ] Lit. VS. Lit. R. (p. [ dhṛṣát ] , [ °ṣámāṇa ] Lit. RV. ; [ °ṣāṇá ] . Lit. AV. ; perf. [ dadhárṣa ] Lit. RV. ; 3. pl. [ dādhṛṣur ] Lit. AV. ; Subj. [ dadharṣat ] , [ °ṣati ] , [ °ṣīt ] Lit. RV. ; [ dadhṛṣate ] , [ °ṣanta ] Lit. AV. ; p. [ dadhṛṣvás ] Lit. RV. ; aor. [ adhṛṣas ] Lit. ŚBr. , [ adhaṣiṣur ] Lit. TĀr. ; fut. [ dharṣiṣyati ] , [ °ṣitā ] Gr. ; ind.p. [ -dhṛṣya ] Lit. Br. ; inf. [ -dhṛ́ṣas ] , [ °ṣi ] Lit. RV.) , to be bold or courageous or confident or proud Lit. RV. Lit. AV. Lit. VS. ; to dare or venture (inf. in [ tum ] Lit. Pāṇ. 3-4 , 65) ; to dare to attack , treat with indignity (acc.) Lit. Br. Lit. MBh. ; to surpass (?) Lit. AV. iii , 3 , 2 : Caus. [ dharṣayati ] ( Lit. Dhātup. xxxiv , 43 ; aor. [ adīdhṛṣat ] , or [ adadharṣat ] Gr.) to venture on attacking ; to offend , violate (a woman) , overpower , overcome Lit. Br. Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. : Desid. [ didharṣiṣati ] : Intens. [ darīdhṛṣyate ] or [ darīdharṣṭi ] Gr. ( ( cf. Zd. (dareS) ; Gk. 1 , 2 ; Lit. (dristu) ; Goth. (ga-dars) , Angl.Sax. (dors-te) , Engl. (durs-t) . ) )