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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

धाव् cl. 1. Ā. P. धा/वति, °ते (pf. दधाव, °वे Gr.; aor. अदधावत्, RV.; अधावीत्, Br.; Prec. धाव्यासम् Gr.; fut. धाविष्यति, Kāv., °ते and धाविता Gr.; ind.p. धावित्वा and °व्य, Kāv.; धौत्वा Gr.);
to run, flow, stream, move, glide, swim, RV. &c. &c.;
to run after (with or scil. पश्चात्), Mn.; MBh. &c. = seek for (acc.), Kir. ii, 29;
run towards (-अभिमुखम्), Hit. run a race (आजिम्), Br. run as fast as possible (सर्वं जवम्), ib.;
run to and fro (इतश् चेतश् च), MBh.; Hit.;
run away, flee, RV.; AV.;
to advance or rush against (acc.), MBh.; R.;
(प्रति), Kathās. :
Caus. धाव/यति (aor. अदीधवत् Gr.) to make run, impel, Pañc.;
to drive in a chariot, (with instr. of the vehicle and acc. of the way), Br.;
to jump, dance, RV. x, 146, 2.(cf. √ धन्, धन्व्, धव्; 1. धू.)
धाव् cl. 1. Ā. P. धावति, °ते (pf. दधाव, Bhaṭṭ.; aor. -अधाविष्ट, RV. ix, 70, 8; ind.p. धौत्वा, Prab. iv, 23 [v.l. धूत्वा] and -धाव्य, Kauś.)
to rinse, cleanse, wash, purify, polish, make bright (Ā. also to rub one's self with, rub into one's own person), RV. &c. &c.:
Pass. धाव्यते (pf. 3. pl. -दधाविरे), Śiś. :
Caus. धवयति, °ते, to cleanse, wash, Br.; Mn.; MBh. &c.;
cause to be washed, L. :
Desid. दिधाविषति, °ते;
Intens. दाधाव्यते Gr.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

धाव्
I. 1 P. (धावति, धावित)

1 (a) To run, advance; अद्यापि धावति मनः Ch. P. 36; धावंत्यमी मृगजवाक्षमयेव रथ्याः Ś. 1. 8; गच्छति पुरः शरीरं धावति पश्चादसंस्तुंतं चेतः 1. 34. (b) To move, glide.

2 To run towards, advance against, assault, encounter; Bk. 16. 67.

3 To flow, stream or flow forth; धावत्यंभसि तैलवत् Suśr.

4 To run or flee away.

5 To give milk (as a cow).
II. 1 U. (धावति-ते, धौत or धावित)

1 To wash, clean, cleanse, purify, rub off; दधाबाद्भिस्ततश्चक्षुः सुग्रीवस्य बिभीषणः विदांचकार धौताक्षः स रिपुं खे ननर्द च ॥ Bk. 14. 50, Ś. 6. 24; Śi. 17. 8.

2 To brighten, polish.

3 To rub into one's person (Atm.).