दर्शन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दर्शन (dárśana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪əɾ.ʃən/

Noun

दर्शन • (darśan) m (Urdu spelling درشن‎)

1. sight, vision, observation, view, semblance

   मैं आपके दर्शनों के लिए आया।

   ma͠i āpke darśanõ ke lie āyā.

   I came in order to see you.

2. philosophy (a view or theory prescribed in a system or book)

   भारतीय दर्शन बहुत जटिल और रोचक है।

   bhārtīya darśan bahut jaṭil aur rocak hai.

   Indian philosophy is very complex and interesting.

3. viewing, meeting

Declension

Declension of दर्शन
	Singular	Plural
Direct	दर्शन (darśan)	दर्शन (darśan)
Oblique	दर्शन (darśan)	दर्शनों (darśanõ)
Vocative	दर्शन (darśan)	दर्शनो (darśano)

Derived terms

• दर्शन करना (darśan karnā)
• दूरदर्शन (dūrdarśan)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “दर्शन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From दृश् (dṛś), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to see”).

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬤᬃᬰᬦ (Balinese script)
• দৰ্শন (Bengali script)
• দর্শন (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰨𑰿𑰫𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀭𑁆𑀰𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨 (Grantha script)
• દર્શન (Gujarati script)
• ꦢꦂꦯꦤ (Javanese script)
• ದರ್ಶನ (Kannada script)
• ဒရ္ၐန (Burmese script)
• ଦର୍ଶନ (Oriya script)
• ꢣꢬ꣄ꢯꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆫𑇀𑆯𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖨𑖿𑖫𑖡 (Siddham script)
• దర్శన (Telugu script)
• དརྴན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒩𑓂𑒬𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪ɐ́ɽ.ɕɐ.n̪ɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɐɽ.ɕɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

दर्शन • (dárśana) n

1. philosophy, philosophical system, doctrine
2. vision, sight, view
3. eyesight

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of दर्शन (dárśana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दर्शनम् dárśanam	दर्शने dárśane	दर्शनानि / दर्शना¹ dárśanāni / dárśanā¹
Vocative	दर्शन dárśana	दर्शने dárśane	दर्शनानि / दर्शना¹ dárśanāni / dárśanā¹
Accusative	दर्शनम् dárśanam	दर्शने dárśane	दर्शनानि / दर्शना¹ dárśanāni / dárśanā¹
Instrumental	दर्शनेन dárśanena	दर्शनाभ्याम् dárśanābhyām	दर्शनैः / दर्शनेभिः¹ dárśanaiḥ / dárśanebhiḥ¹
Dative	दर्शनाय dárśanāya	दर्शनाभ्याम् dárśanābhyām	दर्शनेभ्यः dárśanebhyaḥ
Ablative	दर्शनात् dárśanāt	दर्शनाभ्याम् dárśanābhyām	दर्शनेभ्यः dárśanebhyaḥ
Genitive	दर्शनस्य dárśanasya	दर्शनयोः dárśanayoḥ	दर्शनानाम् dárśanānām
Locative	दर्शने dárśane	दर्शनयोः dárśanayoḥ	दर्शनेषु dárśaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → English: darsana
• Sindhi: ڏَسِڻِي‎ / ॾसिणी (d̤asiṇī)
• → Telugu: దర్శనము (darśanamu)

References

• “Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎^[1], accessed 2012-01-06