ದರ್ಶನ

Kannada

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-

Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś)

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Sanskrit -अन (-ana)

Sanskrit दर्शन (darśana)lbor.

Kannada ದರ್ಶನ (darśana)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दर्शन (darśana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɐɾʃɐn̪ɐ/

Noun

ದರ್ಶನ • (darśana)

1. sight, vision, observation; inspection, examination; perception
2. appearance
3. teaching; exhibition
4. aspect, semblance
5. visiting; a visit
6. view, theory; doctrine
7. a system or school of philosophy

Declension

Case/Form	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ದರ್ಶನವು (darśanavu)	ದರ್ಶನಗಳು (darśanagaḷu)
Accusative	ದರ್ಶನವನ್ನು (darśanavannu)	ದರ್ಶನಗಳನ್ನು (darśanagaḷannu)
Instrumental	ದರ್ಶನದಿಂದ (darśanadinda)	ದರ್ಶನಗಳಿಂದ (darśanagaḷinda)
Dative	ದರ್ಶನಕ್ಕೆ (darśanakke)	ದರ್ಶನಗಳಿಗೆ (darśanagaḷige)
Genitive	ದರ್ಶನದ (darśanada)	ದರ್ಶನಗಳ (darśanagaḷa)

References

• Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ದರ್ಶನ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971