दृणाति

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dr̥náHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥náHti, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥-néH-ti, from *der- (“to tear, split”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō), Persian دریدن‎ (daridan, “to tear”), Old Church Slavonic дьрати (dĭrati, “to tear”), Old English teran (whence English tear).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪r̩.ɳɑ́ː.t̪i/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /d̪r̩ˈɳɑː.t̪i/

दृणाति • (dṛṇā́ti) (root दॄ, class 9 P)

1. to tear, rend
2. to split open, divide, break
3. to burst