From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dadárśa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dadárća, from Proto-Indo-European *de-dór-ḱe, from *derḱ- (“to see”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬁𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀 (dādarəsa), Ancient Greek δέδορκεν (dédorken).
ददर्श • (dadárśa) third-singular indicative (type U, perfect, root दृश्)
| Perfect: ददर्श (dadárśa), ददृशे (dadṛśé) | |||||||
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| Active | Mediopassive | ||||||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
| Indicative | |||||||
| Third | ददर्श dadárśa |
ददृशतुः dadṛśátuḥ |
ददृशुः dadṛśúḥ |
ददृशे dadṛśé |
ददृशाते dadṛśā́te |
ददृशिरे / ददृश्रे¹ / ददृश्रिरे⁴ dadṛśiré / dadṛśré¹ / dadṛśrire⁴ | |
| Second | ददर्शिथ dadárśitha |
ददृशथुः dadṛśáthuḥ |
ददृश dadṛśá |
ददृशिषे / ददृक्षे¹ dadṛśiṣé / dadṛkṣé¹ |
ददृशाथे dadṛśā́the |
ददृशिध्वे / ददृड्ढ्वे¹ dadṛśidhvé / dadṛḍḍhvé¹ | |
| First | ददर्श dadárśa |
ददृशिव / ददृश्व¹ dadṛśivá / dadṛśvá¹ |
ददृशिम / ददृश्म¹ dadṛśimá / dadṛśmá¹ |
ददृशे dadṛśé |
ददृशिवहे / ददृश्वहे¹ dadṛśiváhe / dadṛśváhe¹ |
ददृशिमहे / ददृश्महे¹ dadṛśimáhe / dadṛśmáhe¹ | |
| Participles | |||||||
| ददृश्वांस् / दर्शिवांस्² / ददृशिवांस्³ dadṛśvā́ṃs / darśivāṃs² / dadṛśivāṃs³ |
ददृशान dadṛśāná | ||||||
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The middle forms are in Vedic often accented on the first syllable, e.g. ददृशे (dádṛśe), which is an indication of their use with a present meaning: "to be visible".
In the Atharvaveda occurs once the third plural imperative middle ददृश्राम् (dadṛśrām).