दृष्टांत

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दृष्टान्त (dṛṣṭānta, “the end or aim of what is seen”), equivalent to दृष्ट (dŕṣṭ, “seen”) +‎ अंत (ant, “end”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ɾɪʂ.ʈɑːnt̪/, [d̪ɾɪʂ.ʈä̃ːn̪t̪]

Noun

दृष्टांत • (dŕṣṭānt) m

  1. end of what is seen, example, illustration, instance, precedent, citation

Declension

Declension of दृष्टांत (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct दृष्टांत
dŕṣṭānt 		दृष्टांत
dŕṣṭānt
oblique दृष्टांत
dŕṣṭānt 		दृष्टांतों
dŕṣṭāntõ
vocative दृष्टांत
dŕṣṭānt 		दृष्टांतो
dŕṣṭānto
  • दार्ष्टांत (dārṣṭānt)

References

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