ध्वंस्

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

ध्वंस्   or ध्वस् cl. 1. Ā. P. ध्वंसति (to go, ii, 14"> [Naigh. ii, 14]), °ते ( xviii, 16"> [Dhātup. xviii, 16]; perf. दध्वंसुर्, [Up.]; दध्वंसिरे, [MBh.] [also ध्वंसिरे] [Bhaṭṭ.]; -दध्वसे, [RV.]; aor. -ध्वस॑न्, viii, 54, 5"> [RV. viii, 54, 5]; अध्वंसिष्ट Gr.; fut. ध्वंसिष्यते, °सिता, ib.; ind.p. -ध्वस्य, [MBh.]),

to fall to pieces or to dust, decay, be ruined, perish, [RV.] &c. &c.;

to be gone, vanish ( only Impv. ध्वंस, °सत, °सताम्), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [R.];

to scatter, cover &c. ( only ध्वस्त q.v.) :

Pass. ध्वस्यते ( [Pāṇ. 6-4, 24]; [Kāś.]);

°ति ( --- 14---) to be destroyed, perish:

Caus. ध्वंस॑यति, °ते, to scatter, [TBr.];

to destroy, disperse, disturb, --- 16---; [Daś.];

to violate (a woman), [Kathās.];

ध्वस॑यति, to scintillate, sparkle ( अग्नि), [RV. i, 140, 3; 5] :

Desid. दिध्वंसिषते Gr.:

Intens. दनीध्वस्यते, °ध्वंसीति, [Pāṇ. 7-4, 84]; [Kāś.]
ध्वंस्   [ cf. Germ. dunst, tunst; Angl.Sax. dûst, Engl. dust.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ध्वंस् [dhvaṃs]   1 Ā. (ध्वंसते, ध्वस्त)
   To fall down, fall to pieces, be reduced to dust or powdor; प्राणा दध्वंसिरे गात्रं तस्तम्भे च प्रिये हते [Bk.14.55;15.93;]
   To drop, sink, despond; प्रयान्तीव प्राणाः सुतनु हृदयं ध्वंसत इव [Māl.9.45.]
   To perish, be ruined or decayed.
   To be eclipsed धूमैर्ध्वस्तार्कभासां सघनमिव दिशां मण्डलं दर्शयन्तः [Mu.3.28.]
   To be covered with dust.
   To scatter or sprinkle over.
   To go. -Caus. (ध्वंसयति) To destroy, ruin, remove.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

    see : नश्, अस्तं गम्, अवगल्