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dassanāya

dassana

nt dat sg of dassana (noun); fem instr sg of dassana (adj); masc dat sg of dassana (adj); fem dat sg of dassana (adj); …

1. dassana (nt): sight; vision; appearance (of); lit. seeing
2. dassana (nt): seeing; watching
3. dassana (nt): insight; realization; spiritual vision; lit. seeing
4. dassana (nt): eye; lit. seeing
5. dassana (nt): showing; teaching
6. dassanāya (nt): to see; to look at
7. dassanāya (nt): in order to visit; for the purpose of seeing
8. dassana (adj): having vision; with insight; lit. seeing
9. …

Etymology. dassa + ana; from √dis 'see'; Sanskrit darśana [dṛś]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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