दर्शन

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-

Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś)

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Sanskrit -अन (-ana)

Sanskrit दर्शन (darśana)bor.

Hindi दर्शन (darśan)

Borrowed from Sanskrit दर्शन (darśana). Cognate with Bengali দর্শন (dorśon)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪əɾ.ʃən/, [d̪ɐɾ.ʃɐ̃n]

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 (masc cons-stem)

	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.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “दर्शन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “दर्शन”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दर्शन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दर्शन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “दर्शन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দৰ্শন (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬃᬰᬦ (Balinese script)
• দর্শন (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰨𑰿𑰫𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀭𑁆𑀰𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဒရ္ၐန (Burmese script)
• દર્શન (Gujarati script)
• ਦਰ੍ਸ਼ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦂꦯꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂩𑂹𑂬𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ದರ್ಶನ (Kannada script)
• ទឝ៌ន (Khmer script)
• ທຣ຺ຨນ (Lao script)
• ദര്ശന (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᠠᡵᡧᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘨𑘿𑘫𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠠᠷᠱᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧈𑧠𑧋𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐬𑑂𑐱𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଦର୍ଶନ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢬ꣄ꢯꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆫𑇀𑆯𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖨𑖿𑖫𑖡 (Siddham script)
• දර්‍ශන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩼 𑪙𑩿𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚤𑚶𑚧𑚝 (Takri script)
• த³ர்ஶந (Tamil script)
• దర్శన (Telugu script)
• ทรฺศน (Thai script)
• ད་རྴ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒩𑓂𑒬𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨫𑩇𑨮𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-

Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś)

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Sanskrit -अन (-ana)

Sanskrit दर्शन (darśana)

From the root दृश् (dṛś) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ́ɾ.ɕɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɐɾ.ɕɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

दर्शन • (dárśana) stem, n

1. philosophy, philosophical system, doctrine
2. vision, sight, view, seeing
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

• → Bengali: দর্শন (dorśon)
• → English: darsana
• → English: darshan
• → Hindi: दर्शन (darśan)
• → Kannada: ದರ್ಶನ (darśana)
• → Malayalam: ദർശനം (daṟśanaṁ)
• Punjabi: ਦੱਸਣੀ (dassaṇī)
• Sindhi: ڏَسِڻِي / ॾसिणी (d̤asiṇī)
• → Tamil: தரிசனம் (taricaṉam)
• → Telugu: దర్శనము (darśanamu)
• → Tocharian B: asecanadarśaṃ

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “दर्शन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 470/3.