दृष्ट

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दृष्ट (dṛṣṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɾɪʂʈ/

Adjective

दृष्ट • (dŕṣṭ) (indeclinable)

1. seen, observed, known
2. visible, apparent
3. experienced, endured

Related terms

• दृष्टकूट (dŕṣṭakūṭ)
• दृष्टांत (dŕṣṭānt)
• दृष्टि (dŕṣṭi)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दृष्ट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दृष्ट (dṛṣṭa, “visible”). First attested as Old Marathi दृष्ट (dṛṣṭa, “evil; visible”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɾuʂ.ʈə/

Adjective

दृष्ट • (druṣṭa)

1. (rare) visible

   Synonym: दृश्यमान (druśyamān)

Noun

दृष्ट • (druṣṭa) f

1. spell of the evil eye

   Synonym: नजर (najar)

Related terms

• दृष्टी (druṣṭī, “sight”)
• दृष्टांत (druṣṭānta, “vision”)
• दृष्टोत्पत्ती (druṣṭotpattī, “observation”)
• दृष्ट्या (druṣṭyā, “in terms of”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “दृष्ट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “दृष्ट”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দৃষ্ট (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬺᬱ᭄ᬝ (Balinese script)
• দৃষ্ট (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰴𑰬𑰿𑰘 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀾𑀱𑁆𑀝 (Brahmi script)
• ဒၖၑ္ဋ (Burmese script)
• દૃષ્ટ (Gujarati script)
• ਦ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਟ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦽꦰ꧀ꦛ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑃂𑂭𑂹𑂗 (Kaithi script)
• ದೃಷ್ಟ (Kannada script)
• ទ្ឫឞ្ដ (Khmer script)
• ທ຺ຣິຩ຺ຏ (Lao script)
• ദൃഷ്ട (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡵᡳᢢᢞᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘵𑘬𑘿𑘘 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠷᠢᢔᢌᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧖𑧌𑧠𑦸 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐺𑐲𑑂𑐚 (Newa script)
• ଦୃଷ୍ଟ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢺꢰ꣄ꢜ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆸𑆰𑇀𑆛 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖴𑖬𑖿𑖘 (Siddham script)
• දෘෂ‍්ට (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩙𑪀 𑪙𑩦 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚶𑚔 (Takri script)
• த்³ரிஷ்ட (Tamil script)
• దృష్ట (Telugu script)
• ทฺฤษฺฏ (Thai script)
• དྲྀ་ཥྚ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒵𑒭𑓂𑒙 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨼𑨉𑨯𑩇𑨔 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥štás (“visible”), from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥ḱ-tó-s, from *derḱ- (“to see”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬙𐬀 (dər^əšta), Old English torht. The Sanskrit root is दृश् (dṛś).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dr̩ʂ.ʈɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪r̩ʂ.ʈɐ/

Participle

दृष्ट • (dṛṣṭa)

1. past participle of दृश् (dṛś)

Adjective

दृष्ट • (dṛṣṭá) stem

1. visible, apparent
2. seen, looked at, perceived, noticed

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दृष्ट

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दृष्टः (dṛṣṭáḥ)	दृष्टौ (dṛṣṭaú) दृष्टा¹ (dṛṣṭā́¹)	दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭā́ḥ) दृष्टासः¹ (dṛṣṭā́saḥ¹)
accusative	दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭám)	दृष्टौ (dṛṣṭaú) दृष्टा¹ (dṛṣṭā́¹)	दृष्टान् (dṛṣṭā́n)
instrumental	दृष्टेन (dṛṣṭéna)	दृष्टाभ्याम् (dṛṣṭā́bhyām)	दृष्टैः (dṛṣṭaíḥ) दृष्टेभिः¹ (dṛṣṭébhiḥ¹)
dative	दृष्टाय (dṛṣṭā́ya)	दृष्टाभ्याम् (dṛṣṭā́bhyām)	दृष्टेभ्यः (dṛṣṭébhyaḥ)
ablative	दृष्टात् (dṛṣṭā́t)	दृष्टाभ्याम् (dṛṣṭā́bhyām)	दृष्टेभ्यः (dṛṣṭébhyaḥ)
genitive	दृष्टस्य (dṛṣṭásya)	दृष्टयोः (dṛṣṭáyoḥ)	दृष्टानाम् (dṛṣṭā́nām)
locative	दृष्टे (dṛṣṭé)	दृष्टयोः (dṛṣṭáyoḥ)	दृष्टेषु (dṛṣṭéṣu)
vocative	दृष्ट (dṛ́ṣṭa)	दृष्टौ (dṛ́ṣṭau) दृष्टा¹ (dṛ́ṣṭā¹)	दृष्टाः (dṛ́ṣṭāḥ) दृष्टासः¹ (dṛ́ṣṭāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of दृष्टा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā́)	दृष्टे (dṛṣṭé)	दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭā́ḥ)
accusative	दृष्टाम् (dṛṣṭā́m)	दृष्टे (dṛṣṭé)	दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭā́ḥ)
instrumental	दृष्टया (dṛṣṭáyā) दृष्टा¹ (dṛṣṭā́¹)	दृष्टाभ्याम् (dṛṣṭā́bhyām)	दृष्टाभिः (dṛṣṭā́bhiḥ)
dative	दृष्टायै (dṛṣṭā́yai)	दृष्टाभ्याम् (dṛṣṭā́bhyām)	दृष्टाभ्यः (dṛṣṭā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	दृष्टायाः (dṛṣṭā́yāḥ) दृष्टायै² (dṛṣṭā́yai²)	दृष्टाभ्याम् (dṛṣṭā́bhyām)	दृष्टाभ्यः (dṛṣṭā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	दृष्टायाः (dṛṣṭā́yāḥ) दृष्टायै² (dṛṣṭā́yai²)	दृष्टयोः (dṛṣṭáyoḥ)	दृष्टानाम् (dṛṣṭā́nām)
locative	दृष्टायाम् (dṛṣṭā́yām)	दृष्टयोः (dṛṣṭáyoḥ)	दृष्टासु (dṛṣṭā́su)
vocative	दृष्टे (dṛ́ṣṭe)	दृष्टे (dṛ́ṣṭe)	दृष्टाः (dṛ́ṣṭāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of दृष्ट

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭám)	दृष्टे (dṛṣṭé)	दृष्टानि (dṛṣṭā́ni) दृष्टा¹ (dṛṣṭā́¹)
accusative	दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭám)	दृष्टे (dṛṣṭé)	दृष्टानि (dṛṣṭā́ni) दृष्टा¹ (dṛṣṭā́¹)
instrumental	दृष्टेन (dṛṣṭéna)	दृष्टाभ्याम् (dṛṣṭā́bhyām)	दृष्टैः (dṛṣṭaíḥ) दृष्टेभिः¹ (dṛṣṭébhiḥ¹)
dative	दृष्टाय (dṛṣṭā́ya)	दृष्टाभ्याम् (dṛṣṭā́bhyām)	दृष्टेभ्यः (dṛṣṭébhyaḥ)
ablative	दृष्टात् (dṛṣṭā́t)	दृष्टाभ्याम् (dṛṣṭā́bhyām)	दृष्टेभ्यः (dṛṣṭébhyaḥ)
genitive	दृष्टस्य (dṛṣṭásya)	दृष्टयोः (dṛṣṭáyoḥ)	दृष्टानाम् (dṛṣṭā́nām)
locative	दृष्टे (dṛṣṭé)	दृष्टयोः (dṛṣṭáyoḥ)	दृष्टेषु (dṛṣṭéṣu)
vocative	दृष्ट (dṛ́ṣṭa)	दृष्टे (dṛ́ṣṭe)	दृष्टानि (dṛ́ṣṭāni) दृष्टा¹ (dṛ́ṣṭā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अभ्युद्दृष्ट (abhyuddṛṣṭa, “having become visible”)
• दृष्टद्रष्टव्य (dṛṣṭadraṣṭavya, “who has seen what was to be seen”)

Descendants

• Pali: diṭṭha
• Prakrit: 𑀤𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (diṭṭha) 𑀢𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (tiṭṭha)
  • Assamese: দিঠক (dithok)
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਡਿੱਠਾ (ḍiṭṭhā)

    Shahmukhi script: ڈِٹھّا (ḍiṭhhā)

  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: ڏِٺو

    Devanagari script: ॾिठो

• → Old Marathi: दृष्ट (dṛṣṭa)
  • Marathi: दृष्ट (druṣṭa)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “दृष्ट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 491/3.