दृष्टि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दृष्टि (dṛṣṭi).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɾɪʂ.ʈiː/

Noun

दृष्टि • (dŕṣṭi) f (Urdu spelling درشٹی)

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)
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

दृष्टि • (dṛ́ṣṭi) stem, f

seeing, viewing, beholding (also with the mental eye)
- c. 900 BCE – 700 BCE, Brāhmaṇas
- c. 800 BCE – 300 BCE, Early Upaniṣads
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
the mind's eye, wisdom, intelligence
- BhP
- L
regard, consideration
- Lexicographers, Various Works
view, notion
- c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā
- Kap
(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
theory, doctrine, system
- Jātakam
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”
the pupil of the eye
- c. 600 BCE – 600 CE, Suśruta, Suśruta Saṃhitā
aspect of the stars
शुभदृष्टि (śubhadṛṣṭi): “of auspicious aspect, beautiful”

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of दृष्टि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दृष्टिः (dṛ́ṣṭiḥ)	दृष्टी (dṛ́ṣṭī)	दृष्टयः (dṛ́ṣṭayaḥ)
accusative	दृष्टिम् (dṛ́ṣṭim)	दृष्टी (dṛ́ṣṭī)	दृष्टीः (dṛ́ṣṭīḥ)
instrumental	दृष्ट्या (dṛ́ṣṭyā) दृष्टी¹ (dṛ́ṣṭī¹)	दृष्टिभ्याम् (dṛ́ṣṭibhyām)	दृष्टिभिः (dṛ́ṣṭibhiḥ)
dative	दृष्टये (dṛ́ṣṭaye) दृष्ट्यै² (dṛ́ṣṭyai²) दृष्टी¹ (dṛ́ṣṭī¹)	दृष्टिभ्याम् (dṛ́ṣṭibhyām)	दृष्टिभ्यः (dṛ́ṣṭibhyaḥ)
ablative	दृष्टेः (dṛ́ṣṭeḥ) दृष्ट्याः² (dṛ́ṣṭyāḥ²) दृष्ट्यै³ (dṛ́ṣṭyai³)	दृष्टिभ्याम् (dṛ́ṣṭibhyām)	दृष्टिभ्यः (dṛ́ṣṭibhyaḥ)
genitive	दृष्टेः (dṛ́ṣṭeḥ) दृष्ट्याः² (dṛ́ṣṭyāḥ²) दृष्ट्यै³ (dṛ́ṣṭyai³)	दृष्ट्योः (dṛ́ṣṭyoḥ)	दृष्टीनाम् (dṛ́ṣṭīnām)
locative	दृष्टौ (dṛ́ṣṭau) दृष्ट्याम्² (dṛ́ṣṭyām²) दृष्टा¹ (dṛ́ṣṭā¹)	दृष्ट्योः (dṛ́ṣṭyoḥ)	दृष्टिषु (dṛ́ṣṭiṣu)
vocative	दृष्टे (dṛ́ṣṭe)	दृष्टी (dṛ́ṣṭī)	दृष्टयः (dṛ́ṣṭayaḥ)

¹Vedic
²Later Sanskrit
³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

Pali: diṭṭhi
→ Bengali: দৃষ্টি (driśṭi)
→ Hindi: दृष्टि (dŕṣṭi)
→ Kannada: ದೃಷ್ಟಿ (dṛṣṭi)
→ Old Marathi: दृष्टी (dṛṣṭī)
- Marathi: दृष्टी (druṣṭī)
→ Punjabi: ਡਿੱਠ (ḍiṭṭha), ਦਿੱਠ (diṭṭha), ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ (driśṭī)
→ Tamil: திருஷ்டி (tiruṣṭi)
→ 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.