दृष्टि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दृष्टि (dṛṣṭi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɾɪʂ.ʈiː/

Noun

दृष्टि • (dŕṣṭi) f (Urdu spelling درشٹی)

1. vision, sight

   वह दृष्टि से ओझल हो गया। ― vah dŕṣṭi se ojhal ho gayā. ― He was out of sight.

Declension

Declension of दृष्टि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दृष्टि dŕṣṭi	दृष्टियाँ dŕṣṭiyā̃
oblique	दृष्टि dŕṣṭi	दृष्टियों dŕṣṭiyõ
vocative	दृष्टि dŕṣṭi	दृष्टियो dŕṣṭiyo

Synonyms

• नज़र (nazar)

Derived terms

• दृष्टिभ्रम (dŕṣṭibhram)
• दृष्टिपटल (dŕṣṭipṭal)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “दृष्टि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দৃষ্টি (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬺᬱ᭄ᬝᬶ (Balinese script)
• দৃষ্টি (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰴𑰬𑰿𑰘𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀾𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဒၖၑ္ဋိ (Burmese script)
• દૃષ્ટિ (Gujarati script)
• ਦ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਟਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦽꦰ꧀ꦛꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑃂𑂭𑂹𑂗𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ದೃಷ್ಟಿ (Kannada script)
• ទ្ឫឞ្ដិ (Khmer script)
• ທ຺ຣິຩ຺ຏິ (Lao script)
• ദൃഷ്ടി (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡵᡳᢢᢞᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘵𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠷᠢᢔᢌᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧖𑧌𑧠𑦸𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐺𑐲𑑂𑐚𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଦୃଷ୍ଟି (Odia script)
• ꢣꢺꢰ꣄ꢜꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆸𑆰𑇀𑆛𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖴𑖬𑖿𑖘𑖰 (Siddham script)
• දෘෂ‍්ටි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩙𑪀 𑪙𑩦𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚶𑚔𑚮 (Takri script)
• த்³ரிஷ்டி (Tamil script)
• దృష్టి (Telugu script)
• ทฺฤษฺฏิ (Thai script)
• དྲྀ་ཥྚི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒵𑒭𑓂𑒙𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨼𑨉𑨯𑩇𑨔𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dŕ̥ṣṭiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dŕ̥štiš, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥ḱtis. By surface analysis, दृश् (dṛś) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dŕ̩ʂ.ʈi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪r̩ʂ.ʈi/

Noun

दृष्टि॑ • (dṛ́ṣṭi) stem, f

1. seeing, viewing, beholding (also with the mental eye)
   • c. 900 BCE – 700 BCE, Brāhmaṇas
   • c. 800 BCE – 300 BCE, Early Upaniṣads
2. the faculty of seeing, sight, eyesight, vision
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
   • c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti
   • c. 600 BCE – 600 CE, Suśruta, Suśruta Saṃhitā
3. the mind's eye, wisdom, intelligence
   • BhP
   • L
4. regard, consideration
   • Lexicographers, Various Works
5. view, notion
   • c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā
   • Kap
6. (Buddhism) a wrong view; an invalid perspective

   आत्मदृष्टि (ātmadṛṣṭi): the view on the self, the (problematic) view that the self exists, the holding onto a self

7. theory, doctrine, system
   • Jātakam
8. eye, look, glance
   • c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
   • 200 BCE – 1200, Kāvya literature

   दृष्टिं दा (dṛṣṭiṃ dā) (with locative): “turn the eye to, look at”

9. the pupil of the eye
   • c. 600 BCE – 600 CE, Suśruta, Suśruta Saṃhitā
10. aspect of the stars

    शुभदृष्टि (śubhadṛṣṭi): “of auspicious aspect, beautiful”

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of दृष्टि॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दृष्टिः॑ (dṛ́ṣṭiḥ)	दृष्टी॑ (dṛ́ṣṭī)	दृष्ट॑यः (dṛ́ṣṭayaḥ)
accusative	दृष्टि॑म् (dṛ́ṣṭim)	दृष्टी॑ (dṛ́ṣṭī)	दृष्टीः॑ (dṛ́ṣṭīḥ)
instrumental	दृष्ट्या॑ (dṛ́ṣṭyā) दृष्टी॑¹ (dṛ́ṣṭī¹)	दृष्टि॑भ्याम् (dṛ́ṣṭibhyām)	दृष्टि॑भिः (dṛ́ṣṭibhiḥ)
dative	दृष्ट॑ये (dṛ́ṣṭaye) दृष्ट्यै॑² (dṛ́ṣṭyai²) दृष्टी॑¹ (dṛ́ṣṭī¹)	दृष्टि॑भ्याम् (dṛ́ṣṭibhyām)	दृष्टि॑भ्यः (dṛ́ṣṭibhyaḥ)
ablative	दृष्टेः॑ (dṛ́ṣṭeḥ) दृष्ट्याः॑² (dṛ́ṣṭyāḥ²) दृष्ट्यै॑³ (dṛ́ṣṭyai³)	दृष्टि॑भ्याम् (dṛ́ṣṭibhyām)	दृष्टि॑भ्यः (dṛ́ṣṭibhyaḥ)
genitive	दृष्टेः॑ (dṛ́ṣṭeḥ) दृष्ट्याः॑² (dṛ́ṣṭyāḥ²) दृष्ट्यै॑³ (dṛ́ṣṭyai³)	दृष्ट्योः॑ (dṛ́ṣṭyoḥ)	दृष्टी॑नाम् (dṛ́ṣṭīnām)
locative	दृष्टौ॑ (dṛ́ṣṭau) दृष्ट्या॑म्² (dṛ́ṣṭyām²) दृष्टा॑¹ (dṛ́ṣṭā¹)	दृष्ट्योः॑ (dṛ́ṣṭyoḥ)	दृष्टि॑षु (dṛ́ṣṭiṣu)
vocative	दृष्टे॑ (dṛ́ṣṭe)	दृष्टी॑ (dṛ́ṣṭī)	दृष्ट॑यः (dṛ́ṣṭayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Pali: diṭṭhi
  • → Burmese: ဒိဌိ (di.hti.)
  • → Khmer: ទិដ្ឋិ (tɨttheʼ)
  • → Thai: ทิฐิ (tít-tì)
• → Bengali: দৃষ্টি (driśṭi)
• → Hindi: दृष्टि (dŕṣṭi)
• → Kannada: ದೃಷ್ಟಿ (dṛṣṭi)
• → Old Marathi: दृष्टी (dṛṣṭī)
  • Marathi: दृष्टी (dŕṣṭī)
• → Punjabi: ਡਿੱਠ (ḍiṭṭha), ਦਿੱਠ (diṭṭha), ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ (driśṭī)
• → Tamil: திருஷ்டி (tiruṣṭi)
• → Telugu: దృష్టి (dr̥ṣṭi)
• ⇒ Tocharian B: ātmadṛṣṭi
• → Thai: ทฤษฎี (trít-sà-dii)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “दृष्टि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0492, column 1.