cl. 4. P. drúhyati (ep. also Ā. °te), [Br.]; [MBh.]; [R.] &c. (pf. dudróha, [RV.], °hitha, [AV.]; aor. adruhat, Gr., Subj. 2. sg. druhas, [MBh., 3] pl. druhan [with mā] [RV.]; 2. sg. adrukṣas, [AitBr.]; fut. dhrokṣyati, [MaitrS.], drohiṣyati, [Pāṇ. vii, 2, 45]; drogdhā, droḍhā or drohitā Gr.; inf. drogdhavai, [Kāṭh.]; ind.p. drugdhvā, drochitvā, druhitvā Gr.; -druhya, [MaitrS.]) to hurt, seek to harm, be hostile to (dat.; rarely gen. [[R. ii, 99, 23]; [Hit. ii, 121]] loc. [[BhP. iv, 2, 21]] or acc. [[Mn. ii, 144]]); absol. to bear malice or hatred, [MBh.]; [Hit.]; to be a foe or rival, [Kāvyād. ii, 61] : Caus. drohayati: Desid. dudrohiṣati, dudruh° Gr.; dudrukṣat, [Kāṭh.] (cf. abhi- and dudhrukṣu).
[Orig. dhrugh ; cf. Zd. druj; Germ. triogan, trügen.]
drúh mfn. (nom. dhruk or dhruṭ, [Pāṇ. viii, 2, 33]; wrongly druk; cf. nídrā-.) injuring, hurtful, hostile to (gen. or comp.), [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Pur.]
drúh m. f. injurer, foe, fiend, demon, [RV.]; [Kāṭh.]
drúh f. injury, harm, offence, [RV.]; [AV.]
[cf. Zd. druj; Germ. gidrog, gethroc.]