dhvaṃs or dhvas, cl. 1. P. Ā. dhvaṃsati (to go Naigh. ii, 14), ○te (cf. Dhātup. xviii, 16
• perf. dadhvaṃsur Up.
• dadhvaṃsire MBh. [also dhvaṃsire] Bhaṭṭ.
• -dadhvase RV.
• aor. -dhvasán RV. viii, 54, 5
• adhvaṃsiṣṭa Gr
• fut. dhvaṃsiṣyate, ○sitā ib.
• ind. p. -dhvasya MBh.), to fall to pieces or to dust, decay, be ruined, perish RV. &c. &c
• to be gone, vanish (only Impv. dhvaṃsa, ○sata, ○satām) MBh. Hariv. R.
• to scatter, cover &c. (only dhvasta, q.v.): Pass. dhvasyate (Pāṇ. 6-4, 24 Kāś.)
• ○ti (cf. GopBr.) to be destroyed, perish: Caus. dhvaṃsáyati, ○te, to scatter TBr.
• to destroy, disperse, disturb R. Daś.
• to violate (a woman) Kathās.
• dhvasáyati, to scintillate, sparkle (Agni) RV. i, 140, 3 ; 5: Desid. didhvaṃsiṣate Gr.: Intens. danīdhvasyate, ○dhvaṃsīti Pāṇ. 7-4, 84 Kāś. [Cf. Germ. dunst, tunst ; Angl. Sax. dûst, Engl. dust.]
 

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William