dassana
Pali
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Inherited from Sanskrit दर्शन (darśana). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀤𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀡 (dassaṇa), 𑀤𑀁𑀲𑀡 (daṃsaṇa).
Noun
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Declension
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Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | dassanaṃ | dassanāni |
Accusative (second) | dassanaṃ | dassanāni |
Instrumental (third) | dassanena | dassanehi or dassanebhi |
Dative (fourth) | dassanassa or dassanāya or dassanatthaṃ | dassanānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | dassanasmā or dassanamhā or dassanā | dassanehi or dassanebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | dassanassa | dassanānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | dassanasmiṃ or dassanamhi or dassane | dassanesu |
Vocative (calling) | dassana | dassanāni |
Descendants
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edit- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “dassana”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 317
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dárśana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 355