द्वेष्टि

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dwáyṣṭi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwáyšti, from Proto-Indo-European *dwey- (“to fear”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬈𐬱- (duuaeš-, “to hate”), Middle Persian byš (bēš, “pain, misfortune”), Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible”), δείδω (deídō, “I fear”), δέος (déos, “fear”), Latin dīrus (“fearful”), Old Armenian երկնչիմ (erknčʻim, “to fear”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʋɐ́jʂ.ʈi/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʋeːʂ.ʈi/

Verb

द्वेष्टि • (dvéṣṭi) third-singular present indicative (root द्विष्, class 2, type P)

1. to hate, show hatred against (+ accusative; rarely dative or genitive), to be hostile or unfriendly (RV., AV., ŚBr., Mn., MBh., Kāv. etc.)
2. to be a rival or a match for (Kāvya7d. II, 61)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “द्वेष्टि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0506.