ਦਰਸ਼ਨ

ਦਰਸ਼ਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दर्शन (darśana).

Noun

ਦਰਸ਼ਨ • (darśan) m (Shahmukhi spelling درشن‎)

1. 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!

   Synonym: ਦੀਦਾਰ (dīdār)

References

• “ਦਰਸ਼ਨ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਦਰਸ਼ਨ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.