# दर्शन (darśana)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/darshana

दर्शन (darśana) is a Sanskrit word meaning showing, seeing, looking at, knowing, exhibiting, teaching, seeing, observing, or perceiving, ocular perception. Its 67 recorded definitions are grouped into 20 contexts, among them Act of Seeing, Looking, Observing, Showing, Exhibiting, Teaching, Demonstrating, Appearance, Aspect, Becoming Visible, Colour.

- **Root:** दृश् (dṛś)
- **Etymology:** E. दृश to see, affix ल्युट् — E. dṛśa to see, affix lyuṭ
- **SLP1:** `darSana`  **IAST:** darśana  **Devanagari:** दर्शन
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/darshana/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Act of Seeing, Looking, Observing (14 definitions)
- seeing, looking at  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ifc. seeing, looking at (see तुल्य - (tulya-), देव - (deva-), सम - (sama-).), Raghuvaṃśa (Title) xi, 93 [ ID=90619 ]
- seeing, observing, or perceiving  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > दर्शन (darśana) n. seeing, observing, looking, noticing, observation, perception, Ṛg-veda (Title) i, 116, 23; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) xiv; Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra (Title) v, 5; Mahābhārata (Title) &c. [ ID=90622 ]
- ocular perception  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 471,1] ocular perception, Suśruta (Title) iv, 27 [ ID=90623 ]
- Seeing or looking at  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दर्शन (darśana) [Printed book page 0576-c ] दर्शन (darśana) a. [ दृश् - ल्युट् (dṛś-lyuṭ) ] 1 Seeing, looking at, (at the end of comp. ); देव (deva) °, धर्म ° (°, dharma°), &c
- Seeing or observing  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 1 Looking at, seeing, observing; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 3. 41
- 1. Seeing, looking at, or beholding. 2. Meeting, visiting, or attending. 3. Perception, understanding, insight, or recognition. 4. Opinion, intention, or philosophical doctrine. 5. Appearance, visibility, apparition, or vision. 6. Showing. 7. The eye.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दर्शन (darśana) [Printed book page 117-1 ] दर्शन (darśana) darśana, a. ( ī ) —°, seeing, looking at; knowing; showing, teaching; n. 〈1.〉 with active meaning : seeing, looking at, beholding; sight of meeting with, visiting, attendance at ( —° or g. ); adoration (of g. ); eyesight; review of ( g. ); inspection, investigation of ( —° ); foreseeing ( —° ); perception, understanding, insight; recognition of ( —° ); opinion, intention; doctrine, philosophical system; 〈2.〉 with ps. meaning : becoming or being visible, appearance, mention ( esp. in a standard work ); apparition, vision; 〈3.〉 with cs. meaning : showing; with concrete meaning : showing; with concrete meaning : eye; it is often —° a. having a — appearance, looking —; -ṃ dā, show oneself. [ ID=9109 ]
- 1. Sight or looking. 2. The eye. 3. A mirror. 4. Showing. 5. Aspect or appearance. 6. Directing or instructing. 7. A dream or vision. 8. Virtue or moral merit. 9. Religious knowledge. 10. Intellect or understanding. 11. A philosophical system or Shastra. 12. Sacrifice. 13. Colour. 14. Visiting a sacred shrine or worshipping an image.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दर्शन (darśana) [Printed book page 401 ] दर्शन (darśana) m. ( - नं (-naṃ) ) 1 Sight, seeing, looking. 2 The eye. 3 A mirror. 4 Showing. 5 Aspect, appearance. 6 Directing, instructing. 7 A dream, a vision. 8 Virtue, moral merit. 9 Knowledge, especially religious. 10 Understanding, intellect. 11 A Śāstra, one of six religious or philosophical systems, the Pātañjala, Sāṃkhya, Vaiśeṣika, Nyāya, Mīmāṃsā, and Vedānta. 12 Sacrifice. 13 Colour. 14 Visiting any sacred shrine, worshipping in the presence of any image. E. दृश (dṛśa) to see, affix ल्युट् (lyuṭ). [ ID=18628 ]
- 1. Sight or the eye. 2. A mirror. 3. A dream. 4. A shastra or one of the six darshans. 5. Virtue. 6. Knowledge. 7. Visiting a shrine.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दर्शन (darśana) [Printed book page 356-a ] दर्शन (darśana) ( नं ) ((naṃ)) 1. n. Sight; the eye; a mirror; a dream; a shāstra, one of the six Darshans; virtue; knowledge; visiting a shrine. [ ID=18102 ]
- 1. Observing, knowing, or understanding. 2. Sight or vision. 3. Inspection or examination. 4. Becoming visible. 5. Showing or exhibition. 6. A visit. 7. Colour or appearance. 8. A vision or dream. 9. Discernment, judgment, or intellect. 10. Religious knowledge. 11. Virtue or moral merit. 12. A doctrine or philosophical system. 13. The eye. 14. A mirror.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दर्शन (darśana) [Printed book page 326-30 ] दर्शन (darśana) n. 1. Observing, looking, knowing, understanding, R. viii.72; 2. sight, vision, चिंताजडं दर्शन (darśana) म् (ciṃtājaḍaṃ darśanam) Sak. iv., R. iii.41; 3. inspection, examination; 4. the becoming visible; 5. act of showing, exhibition; 6. visiting, a visit; 7. colour, appearance, R. iii.57, Bg. xi.10; 8. a vision, a dream; 9. discernment, judgment, intellect; 10. religious knowledge; 11. virtue, moral merit; 12. a doctrine, a theory prescribed in a system; 13. a system of philosophy; (most of these systems are summarized in the Sarvadarśanasangraha ); 14. the eye; 15. a mirror. [ ID=16561 ]
- 1. Sight or looking. 2. The eye. 3. A mirror. 4. Showing. 5. Aspect or appearance. 6. Directing or instructing. 7. A dream or vision. 8. Virtue or moral merit. 9. Religious knowledge. 10. Understanding or intellect. 11. A philosophical system or scripture. 12. Sacrifice. 13. Colour. 14. Visiting a sacred shrine or worshipping before an image.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दर्शन (darśana) [Printed book page 334-a ] दर्शन (darśana) n. ( - नं (-naṃ) ) 1. Sight, seeing, looking. 2. The eye. 3. A Mirror. 4. Showing. 5. Aspect, appearance. 6. Directing, instructing. 7. A dream, a vision. 8. Virtue, moral merit. 9. Knowledge, especially religious. 10. Understanding, intellect. 11. A Sastra, one of six religious or philosophical systems, the Patanjala, Sankhya, Vaiseshika, Nyaya, Mimansa, and Vedanta. 12. Sacrifice. 13. Colour. 14. Visiting any sacred shrine, worshipping in the presence of any image. E. दृश् (dṛś) to see, affix भावकरणादौ ल्युट् । (bhāvakaraṇādau lyuṭ.) [ ID=18613 ]
- 1. Looking on. 2. Knowing. 3. Teaching. 4. Seeing, exposure to the sun. 5. Sight, vision, a dream. 6. Adoration. 7. Appearance, becoming visible, showing oneself. 8. Review, inspection. 9. Knowledge. 10. Opinion. 11. Precept. 12. Doctrine. 13. A philosophical system. 14. Intention. 15. An eye. 16. A mirror. 17. Showing. 18. Producing.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दर्शन (darśana) [Printed book page 0388-b ] दर्शन (darśana) darśana, i. e. dṛś + ana, I. adj. 1. Looking on, Ragh. 11, 93, v. r. 2. Knowing, MBh. 13, 3254. 3. Teach- ing, MBh. 1, 583. II. n. 1. Seeing, Suśr. 2, 158, 10. āditya-, Exposure to the sun, Mṛcch. 47, 5. 2. Sight, MBh. 13, 961; Śāk. 18, 18; a vision, Rām. 5, 27, 8; a dream, Hariv. 1285. 3. Adoration, Kathās. 3, 8. 4. Ap- pearance, Man. 2, 101; with the vbs. i and yā, To become visible, Bhāg. P. 1, 6, 34; with dā, To show one's self, Gīt. 3, 9. 5. Review, Yājñ. 1, 328; inspection, Man. 8, 9. 6. Knowledge, Man. 6, 74. 7. Opinion, Kām. Nītis. 2, 6. 8. Precept, MBh. 14, 2700. 9. Doctrine, Bhāg. P. 1, 5, 8. 10. A philosophical system, Lass. 29, 7. 11. Page0389-a+ 45 Intention, Rām. 1, 58, 18. 12. An eye, Śāk. d. 81. 13. A mirror, Megh. 59, v. r. 14. Showing, Lass. 87, 3. 15. Producing, Yājñ. 2, 170. 16. abl. darśanāt, From, Ragh. 12, 60. III. f. nī, Epithet of Durgā, Hariv. 10238. — Comp. A-, I. n. 1. not seeing, Rām. 5, 53, 6. 2. neglect, Man. 10, 43. 3. disappearance, Rām. 3, 50, 11; with gam, to disappear, Pañc. 137, 21; with nī, to cause to disappear, Rām. 5, 22, 2. II. adj. invisible, Arj. 8, 28. Acchidra-, i. e. a-chidra-, adj., f. nā, faultless, MBh. 6, 384. Adbhuta-, adj. wonderfully handsome, Nal. 12, 6. An -ati-. n. not seeing too often, Daśak. in Chr. 180, 5. Ātmadarśana, i. e. ātman-, n. seeing one's self, Yājñ. 3, 157. Tulya-, adj. indifferent, Bhāg. P. 1, 5, 24. Dāra-, n. interview with a woman, Cāṇ. 22, in Berl. Monatsb. Dus-, adj. 1. difficult to be seen, Bhāg. P. 3, 13, 34. 2. dis- gusting, Suśr. 1, 260, 1. Dūra-, adj. hardly to be seen, Bhāg. P. 1, 11, 8. Pāra-, adj. seeing the opposite bank or shore, Bhāg. P. 9, 4, 58. Puṇya-, adj. f. nā, of beautiful aspect, beautiful. Bhāla-, n. red lead. Su-, I. adj. hand- some. II. m. 1. The discus of Viṣṇu. 2. a vulture. 3. Mount Meru. [ ID=6330 ]
- 1. Seeing, looking, or observing. 2. Sight, view, or vision. 3. Appearance, occurrence, or apparition. 4. A dream. 5. A visit or meeting. 6. Examining, understanding, or judgment. 7. Opinion, knowledge, or doctrine. 8. Showing.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दर्शन (darśana) [Printed book page 220 ] दर्शन (darśana) f. ई (ī) (—°) = दर्शक (darśaka); n. seeing, looking, observing; sight, view, vision; appearance, (also in court), occurrence; apparition, dream; visit, meeting with ( gen., instr. ± सह (±saha) or —°); trying, examining, understanding; judgment, opinion, knowledge, doctrine; showing, eye. [ ID=13379 ]
- 1. Seeing. 2. Beholding or sight. 3. Appearance or becoming visible.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > दर्शन (darśana) [Printed book page 168-a ] dárśana, a. seeing; as n. the beholding, sight; the becoming visible, 103 20; appearance, 4 10. [ √dṛś. ] [ ID=1904 ]
- 1. Seeing, looking, showing, exhibiting, or demonstrating. 2. Sight, vision, observation, inspection, or examination. 3. Perception, appearance, aspect, or becoming visible. 4. Visiting, worshipping in the presence of an image, or going into someone's presence. 5. A view, theory, doctrine, or demonstration, including the six recognized systems of philosophy. 6. Mental or spiritual vision, foreseeing, divining, or dreaming. 7. Apprehension, judgment, discernment, understanding, or intellect. 8. Knowledge, religious knowledge, or opinion. 9. Virtue, moral merit, the eye, a mirror, or a sacrifice.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > दर्शन (darśana) [Printed book page 0403-c ] Darśana, as, ā, am, seeing, looking, (at the end of comp., e. g. tulya-d°, deva-d°, dharma-d° ); show- ing, exhibiting, demonstrating, teaching; ( ī ), f. epithet of Durgā, ‘as showing the way or leading;’ ( am ), n. seeing, observing, looking; sight, vision, observa- tion; inspection, examination; perception; the being or becoming visible; the act of showing [cf. dan- ta-d° ]; exhibition; appearance, aspect, semblance, colour; visiting, visiting a sacred shrine, worshipping in the presence of an image; going into the presence of (e. g. darśanaṃ kṛ, to visit, to go into any Page0404-a+ 80 one's presence; cf. puṇya-darśana ); a view or theory prescribed in a system or book (e. g. Śāstra- darśanāt, in the manner prescribed in the Śāstras); experiencing; seeing in the mind, mental or spiritual vision, foreseeing, divining; contemplating; a vision, a dream; apprehension, judgment; discernment, understanding, intellect; knowledge, religious know- ledge; opinion; intention; doctrine, demonstration, a Śāstra, a N. applied to the six recognized systems of philosophy (viz. 1. Pūrva-mīmāṃsā, usually called Mīmāṃsā by Jaimini; 2. Uttara-mīmāṃsā, usually called Vedānta by Vyāsa or Bādarāyaṇa; 3. Nyāya by Gotama; 4. Vaiśeṣika by Kaṇāda; 5. Sāṅkhya by Kapila; 6. Yoga by Patañjali; cf. tarka ); virtue, moral merit; the eye; a mirror [cf. ā-d° ]; a sacri- fice, oblation [cf. danta-d° ]; ( ī ), f. a kind of insect (= taila-kīṭa). —Darśana-patha, as, m. ‘the path of the sight,’ the range of sight or view, horizon. —Darśana-pāla, as, m., N. of a man. —Dar- śana-pratibhū, ūs, m. bail or surety for appearance. —Darśana-prātibhāvya, am, n. surety for appear- ance, bail. —Darśana-bhūmi, is, f. the region or range of perception; (with Buddhists) one of the periods in the life of a Śrāvaka. —Darśana-lālasa, as, ā, am, longing to see, ardently desirous of beholding. —Darśanepsu (°na-īp°), us, us, u, anxious to see. —Darśanojjvalā (°na-uj°), f. ‘of brilliant aspect,’ great white jasmine. —Darśanopa- niṣad (°na-up°), t, f., N. of an Upaniṣad. [ ID=21979 ]

### Showing, Exhibiting, Teaching, Demonstrating (7 definitions)
- showing  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 470,3] दर्शन (darśana) mf( ई (ī) )n. showing, Pāṇini (Author) v, 2, 6 [ ID=90618 ]
- exhibiting, teaching  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > exhibiting, teaching, Mahābhārata (Title) i, 583; Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) v, 4, 11 [ ID=90621 ]
- a mirror  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > showing ( cf. दन्त - (danta-) ), Bhartṛhari (Author) ii, 26; Dhūrtasamāgama (Title) i, 35/11 a mirror, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=90643 ]
- Showing, exhibiting  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दर्शन (darśana) [Printed book page 0576-c ] दर्शन (darśana) a. [ दृश् - ल्युट् (dṛś-lyuṭ) ] 2 Showing, exhibiting
- Demonstrating, teaching  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दर्शन (darśana) [Printed book page 0576-c ] दर्शन (darśana) a. [ दृश् - ल्युट् (dṛś-lyuṭ) ] 3 Demonstrating, teaching
- Showing, displaying, exhibition  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 6 Showing, displaying, exhibition
- Demonstration  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 22 Demonstration

### Appearance, Aspect, Becoming Visible, Colour (5 definitions)
- becoming visible or known, presence  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the becoming visible or known, presence, Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra (Title) iii, 7; Manu-smṛti (Title) ii, 101; iv; Yājñavalkya (Author) i, 131; ii, 170; Mahābhārata (Title) &c. [ ID=90636 ]
- appearance, aspect, semblance  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ifc. appearance, aspect, semblance, Manu-smṛti (Title) ii, 47; Mahābhārata (Title) ( Nalopākhyāna (subtitle) ii, 3; xii, 18 and 44 ), Rāmāyaṇa (Title); Raghuvaṃśa (Title) iii, 57 [ ID=90641 ]
- colour  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > colour, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=90642 ]
- Becoming visible.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 7 Becoming visible
- Colour, aspect, or appearance  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 10 Colour, aspect, appearance, semblance; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 11. 10; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 3. 57

### Understanding, Knowledge, Intellect, Discernment (5 definitions)
- knowing  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ‘knowing’, See धर्म - (dharma-) [ ID=90620 ]
- 1. Apprehension or judgement. 2. Discernment, understanding, or intellect.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > apprehension, judgement, Śakuntalā (Title) iii, 6/7 discernment, understanding, intellect, Manu-smṛti (Title) vi, 74; Yājñavalkya (Author) i, 8; Bhagavad-gītā (Title) &c. [ ID=90631 ]
- Knowing, understanding, perceiving, foreseeing  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 2 Knowing, understanding, perceiving, foreseeing; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 8. 72
- Discernment, understanding, intellect  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 13 Discernment, understanding, intellect
- Judgment, apprehension  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 14 Judgment, apprehension

### Legal Appearance, Bail (In Court) (4 definitions)
- appearance before the judge  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > appearance (before the judge), Manu-smṛti (Title) viii, 158; Yājñavalkya (Author) ii, 53; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra (Title) [ ID=90638 ]
- 1. Appearance. 2. Producing in court.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 11 Appearance, producing (in court); Manusmṛti 8. 158, 160
- a surety or bail  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — प्रतिभूः (pratibhūḥ)
- a bail or surety for appearance  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — प्रातिभाव्यं (prātibhāvyaṃ) a bail or surety for appearance. [ ID=15600 ]

### Philosophical System, Doctrine, Theory, Religious Knowledge (4 definitions)
- view, doctrine, or philosophical system  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > view, doctrine, philosophical system (6 in number, viz. [Pūrva-] Mīmāṃsā by Jaimini (Author) Uttara-Mīmāṃsā by, Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahma-sūtra (Title); Nyāya by Gotama, Vaiśeṣika by Kaṇāda; Sāṃkhya by Kapila [Cologne Addition] (Author); Yoga by Patañjali (Author) ), Mahābhārata (Title) xii, 11045 f.; Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) &c. [ ID=90634 ]
- Religious knowledge  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 15 Religious knowledge
- A doctrine or theory prescribed in a system.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 16 A doctrine or theory prescribed in a system
- A system of philosophy  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 17 A system of philosophy; as in सर्वदर्शनसंग्रह (sarvadarśanasaṃgraha)

### Visiting, Audience, Meeting, Presence (4 definitions)
- visiting  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > visiting, Yājñavalkya (Author) i, 84; Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) iii, 8 [ ID=90626 ]
- audience or meeting  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > audience, meeting (with gen. Cāṇakya (Author); instr. with or without सह (saha), Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā (Title); in comp. Raghuvaṃśa (Title) xii, 60 ), Śakuntalā (Title) v, 5/6; vii, 25/26; Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title) vi, 43 [ ID=90627 ]
- Visiting or paying a visit  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 8 Visiting, paying a visit, a visit; देवदर्शनं (naṃ) (devadarśanaṃ)
- going into the presence of or audience  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 9 (Hence) Going into the presence of, audience; मारीचस्ते (mārīcaste) दर्शनं (naṃ) वितरति (darśanaṃ vitarati) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 7; राजदर्शनं (naṃ) मे कारय (rājadarśanaṃ me kāraya) &c

### Experiencing, Foreseeing, Contemplating (3 definitions)
- experiencing  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > experiencing, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) i, 8, 25 [ ID=90628 ]
- foreseeing  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > foreseeing, Raghuvaṃśa (Title) viii, 71 [ ID=90629 ]
- contemplating  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > contemplating, Manu-smṛti (Title) viii, 9 and 23 [ ID=90630 ]

### Faculty of Sight, Eyesight, Range of Vision (2 definitions)
- the eyesight  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the eye-sight, vi, 17 [ ID=90624 ]
- Sight, vision  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 3 Sight, vision; चिंताजडं दर्शनं (naṃ) (ciṃtājaḍaṃ darśanaṃ) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 4. 5

### Inspection, Examination, Review (2 definitions)
- Inspection or examination  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > inspection, examination, Yājñavalkya (Author) 1, 328; Harivaṃśa (Title) 5460 [ ID=90625 ]
- Inspection, examination  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 5 Inspection, examination

### Intention, Purpose (2 definitions)
- intention  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > intention ( cf. पाप - (pāpa-) ), Rāmāyaṇa (Title) i, 58, 18 [ ID=90633 ]
- Intention  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 21 Intention

### Opinion, View (Personal Belief) (2 definitions)
- opinion  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > opinion, Mālavikāgnimitra (Title) v, 13/14; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra (Title) ii, 6 [ ID=90632 ]
- Opinion  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 20 Opinion

### Sacrifice, Oblation (2 definitions)
- a sacrifice  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a sacrifice, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=90644 ]
- A sacrifice  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 23 A sacrifice

### Specific Names or Entities (2 definitions)
- Durga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 471,1] दर्शनी (darśanī) ( ई (ī) ), f. Durgā, Harivaṃśa (Title) 10238 [ ID=90646 ]
- an insect  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of an insect, Nighaṇṭuprakāśa (Title) [ ID=90647 ]

### The Eye (Organ of Sight) (2 definitions)
- the eye  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the eye, Suśruta (Title) v, 8; Śakuntalā (Title) iv, 6; Prabodha-candrodaya (Title) iii, 10 [ ID=90635 ]
- The eye  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 4 The eye

### Virtue, Moral Merit (2 definitions)
- dharma  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > = धर्म (dharma), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=90645 ]
- Virtue, moral merit  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 19 Virtue, moral merit

### Vision, Dream, Mental Apparition (2 definitions)
- A vision or dream.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a vision, dream, Harivaṃśa (Title) 1285; Hitopadeśa (Title) iii, 0/1 [ ID=90640 ]
- vision, dream  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 12 A ( pb ) vision, dream

### A Mirror (1 definition)
- A mirror  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 18 A mirror

### Lexicographical Notes, Derived Concepts, or Specialized Meanings (1 definition)
- Compare with a- and su-.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > cf. अ - (a-), सु - (su-). [ ID=90648 ]

### Mention in Text, Precept (1 definition)
- being mentioned in an authoritative text  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the being mentioned (in any authoritative text), Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title) i, xxvi; Lāṭyāyana (Author) vi, ix; Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahma-sūtra (Title) i, 1, 25; Mahābhārata (Title) xiv, 2700 [ ID=90639 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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