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Old Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दर्शन (darśana).
Noun
ਦਰਸ਼ਨ (darśana) m (Shahmukhi درشن)
- sight, vision, look, glimpse
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 386:
ਦਰਸਨੁ ਮਾਗਉ ਦੇਹਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ- darshan māgu deh piāre
- I beg for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; please, give it to me, O Beloved!
Punjabi
Etymology
First attested as Old Punjabi ਦਰਸ਼ਨ (darśana), from Sanskrit दर्शन (darśana).
Noun
ਦਰਸ਼ਨ • (darśan) m (Shahmukhi spelling درشن)
- sight, vision, look; glimpse
- Synonym: ਦੀਦਾਰ (dīdār)
- philosophy
Declension
Declension of ਦਰਸ਼ਨ
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਦਰਸ਼ਨ (darśan)
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ਦਰਸ਼ਨ (darśan)
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| oblique
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ਦਰਸ਼ਨ (darśan)
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ਦਰਸ਼ਨਾਂ (darśanā̃)
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| vocative
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ਦਰਸ਼ਨਾ (darśanā)
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ਦਰਸ਼ਨੋ (darśano)
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| ablative
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ਦਰਸ਼ਨੋਂ (darśanõ)
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| locative
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ਦਰਸ਼ਨੇ (darśane)
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ਦਰਸ਼ਨੀਂ (darśanī̃)
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| instrumental
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ਦਰਸ਼ਨੇ (darśane)
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ਦਰਸ਼ਨੀਂ (darśanī̃)
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References
- “ਦਰਸ਼ਨ”, in Punjabipedia (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦਰਸ਼ਨ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.