दृष्टि
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दृष्टि (dṛṣṭi).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ɾɪʂ.ʈiː/, [d̪ɾɪʃ.ʈiː]
Noun
दृष्टि • (dŕṣṭi) f (Urdu spelling درشٹی)
- vision, sight
- वह दृष्टि से ओझल हो गया। ― vah dŕṣṭi se ojhal ho gayā. ― He was out of sight.
Declension
Declension of दृष्टि (fem i-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दृष्टि dŕṣṭi | दृष्टियाँ dŕṣṭiyā̃ |
| oblique | दृष्टि dŕṣṭi | दृष्टियों dŕṣṭiyõ |
| vocative | दृष्टि dŕṣṭi | दृष्टियो dŕṣṭiyo |
Synonyms
- नज़र (nazar)
Derived terms
- दृष्टिभ्रम (dŕṣṭibhram)
- दृष्टिपटल (dŕṣṭipṭal)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “दृष्टि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dŕ̥ṣṭiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dŕ̥štiš, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥ḱtis. Synchronically analysable as दृश् (dṛś) + -ति (-ti).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dŕ̩ʂ.ʈi/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈd̪r̩ʂ.ʈi/
Noun
दृष्टि • (dṛ́ṣṭi) f
- seeing, viewing, beholding (also with the mental eye) (Br. Up. etc.)
- the faculty of seeing, sight, eyesight, vision (ŚBr. Mn. Suśr. etc.)
- the mind's eye, wisdom, intelligence (BhP. L.)
- regard, consideration (L.)
- view, notion (Bhag. Kap.)
- (Buddhism) a wrong view; an invalid perspective
- आत्मदृष्टि (ātmadṛṣṭi): the view on the self, the (problematic) view that the self exists, the holding onto a self
- theory, doctrine, system (Jātakam.)
- eye, look, glance (Mn. MBh. Kāv. etc.)
- दृष्टिं दा (dṛṣṭiṃ dā) (with locative): “turn the eye to, look at”
- the pupil of the eye (Suśr.)
- aspect of the stars
- शुभदृष्टि (śubhadṛṣṭi): “of auspicious aspect, beautiful”
Declension
| Feminine i-stem declension of दृष्टि (dṛ́ṣṭi) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | दृष्टिः dṛ́ṣṭiḥ | दृष्टी dṛ́ṣṭī | दृष्टयः dṛ́ṣṭayaḥ |
| Vocative | दृष्टे dṛ́ṣṭe | दृष्टी dṛ́ṣṭī | दृष्टयः dṛ́ṣṭayaḥ |
| Accusative | दृष्टिम् dṛ́ṣṭim | दृष्टी dṛ́ṣṭī | दृष्टीः dṛ́ṣṭīḥ |
| Instrumental | दृष्ट्या dṛ́ṣṭyā | दृष्टिभ्याम् dṛ́ṣṭibhyām | दृष्टिभिः dṛ́ṣṭibhiḥ |
| Dative | दृष्टये / दृष्ट्ये¹ / दृष्ट्यै² dṛ́ṣṭaye / dṛ́ṣṭye¹ / dṛ́ṣṭyai² | दृष्टिभ्याम् dṛ́ṣṭibhyām | दृष्टिभ्यः dṛ́ṣṭibhyaḥ |
| Ablative | दृष्टेः / दृष्ट्याः² dṛ́ṣṭeḥ / dṛ́ṣṭyāḥ² | दृष्टिभ्याम् dṛ́ṣṭibhyām | दृष्टिभ्यः dṛ́ṣṭibhyaḥ |
| Genitive | दृष्टेः / दृष्ट्याः² dṛ́ṣṭeḥ / dṛ́ṣṭyāḥ² | दृष्ट्योः dṛ́ṣṭyoḥ | दृष्टीनाम् dṛ́ṣṭīnām |
| Locative | दृष्टौ / दृष्ट्याम्² dṛ́ṣṭau / dṛ́ṣṭyām² | दृष्ट्योः dṛ́ṣṭyoḥ | दृष्टिषु dṛ́ṣṭiṣu |
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Descendants
- → Punjabi: ਡਿੱਠ (ḍiṭṭha), ਦਿੱਠ (diṭṭha)
- → Hindi: दृष्टि (dŕṣṭi)
- → Bengali: দৃষ্টি (dŕṣṭi)
- → Telugu: దృష్టి (dr̥ṣṭi)
- ⇒ Tocharian B: ātmadṛṣṭi
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “दृष्टि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0492.