Den. P. 1 To make firm, fasten, tighten, (lit.); as in jaṭājūṭagraṃthiṃ draḍhayati.

2 To strengthen, confirm, corroborate; niveśaḥ śailānāṃ tadidamiti buddhiṃ draḍhayati U. 2. 27; viśuddhe- rutkarṣastvayi tu mama bhaktiṃ draḍhayati 4. 11.