Dhaŋsati [Ved. dhvaŋsati to fall to dust, sink down, perish; Idg. dheṷes to fly like dust, cp. Sk. dhūsara "dusky"; Ags. dust; Ger. dust & dunst; E. dusk & dust; prob. also Lat. furo] to fall from, to be deprived of (c. abl.), to be gone D iii.184 (with abl. asmā lokā dh.) A ii.67; v.76, 77; It 11; Th 1, 225, 610; Jiii.260, 318, 441, 457; iv.611; v.218, 375. -- Caus. dhaŋseti [Sk. dhvaŋsayati, but more likely=Sk. dharṣayati (to infest, molest= Lat. infestare. On similar sound -- change P. dhaŋs˚> Sk. dharṣ cp. P. daŋseti>Sk. darśayati). Caus. of dhṛṣṇoti to be daring, to assault cp. Gr. qa/rsos audacious, bold, Lat. festus, Goth. gadars=E. dare; Ohg. gitar] to deprive of, to destroy, assault, importune D i.211; S iii.123; Sn 591; J iii.353; Miln 227; Sdhp 357, 434. Cp. pa˚, pari˚.