दृष्टि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दृष्टि (dṛṣṭi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi 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 forms

Alternative scripts

• দৃষ্টি (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬺᬱ᭄ᬝᬶ (Balinese script)
• দৃষ্টি (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰴𑰬𑰿𑰘𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀾𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဒၖၑ္ဋိ (Burmese script)
• દૃષ્ટિ (Gujarati script)
• ਦ੍ਹਸ਼ੑਟਿ (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) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪r̩ʂ.ʈi/

Noun

दृष्टि • (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 दृष्टि (dṛ́ṣṭi)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दृष्टिः dṛ́ṣṭiḥ	दृष्टी dṛ́ṣṭī	दृष्टयः dṛ́ṣṭayaḥ
Vocative	दृष्टे dṛ́ṣṭe	दृष्टी dṛ́ṣṭī	दृष्टयः dṛ́ṣṭayaḥ
Accusative	दृष्टिम् dṛ́ṣṭim	दृष्टी dṛ́ṣṭī	दृष्टीः dṛ́ṣṭīḥ
Instrumental	दृष्ट्या / दृष्टी¹ dṛ́ṣṭyā / dṛ́ṣṭī¹	दृष्टिभ्याम् dṛ́ṣṭibhyām	दृष्टिभिः dṛ́ṣṭibhiḥ
Dative	दृष्टये / दृष्ट्यै² / दृष्टी¹ dṛ́ṣṭaye / dṛ́ṣṭyai² / dṛ́ṣṭī¹	दृष्टिभ्याम् dṛ́ṣṭibhyām	दृष्टिभ्यः dṛ́ṣṭibhyaḥ
Ablative	दृष्टेः / दृष्ट्याः² / दृष्ट्यै³ dṛ́ṣṭeḥ / dṛ́ṣṭyāḥ² / dṛ́ṣṭyai³	दृष्टिभ्याम् dṛ́ṣṭibhyām	दृष्टिभ्यः dṛ́ṣṭibhyaḥ
Genitive	दृष्टेः / दृष्ट्याः² / दृष्ट्यै³ dṛ́ṣṭeḥ / dṛ́ṣṭyāḥ² / dṛ́ṣṭyai³	दृष्ट्योः dṛ́ṣṭyoḥ	दृष्टीनाम् dṛ́ṣṭīnām
Locative	दृष्टौ / दृष्ट्याम्² / दृष्टा¹ dṛ́ṣṭau / dṛ́ṣṭyām² / dṛ́ṣṭā¹	दृष्ट्योः dṛ́ṣṭyoḥ	दृष्टिषु dṛ́ṣṭiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Pali: diṭṭhi
• → Punjabi: ਡਿੱਠ (ḍiṭṭha), ਦਿੱਠ (diṭṭha), ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ (driśṭī)
• → Hindi: दृष्टि (dŕṣṭi)
• → Bengali: দৃষ্টি (driśṭi)
• → Telugu: దృష్టి (dr̥ṣṭi)
• ⇒ Tocharian B: ātmadṛṣṭi

References

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