Dhaṃsati [Vedic dhvaṃsati to fall to dust, sink down, perish; Indo-Germanic dhe°es to fly like dust, cf. Sanskrit dhūsara "dusky"; Anglo-Saxon dust; German dust and dunst; English dusk and dust; probably also Latin furo] to fall from, to be deprived of (with ablative), to be gone D III 184 (with ablative asmā lokā dh.) A II 67; V 76, 77; It 11; Thag 225, 610; Ja III 260, 318, 441, 457; IV 611; V 218, 375. — causative dhaṃseti [Sanskrit dhvaṃsayati, but more likely = Sanskrit dharṣayati (to infest, molest = Latin infestare. On similar sound-change Pāli dhaṃs- > Sanskrit dharṣ cf. Pāli daṃseti > Sanskrit darśayati). causative of dhr̥ṣṇoti to be daring, to assault cf. Greek θάρσος audacious, bold, Latin festus, Gothic gadars = English dare; Old High German gitar] to deprive of, to destroy, assault, importune D I 211; S III 123; Snp 591; Ja III 353; Miln 227; Saddh 357, 434. Cf. pa°, pari°.
(pr, pr) falls (from); falls down (from); is deprived (of) Construction: dhaṃsa + ti