ਦਰਸ਼ਨ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दर्शन (darśana).

Noun

ਦਰਸ਼ਨ (darśana) m (Shahmukhi درشن)

sight, vision, look, glimpse
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 386:
  ਦਰਸਨੁ ਮਾਗਉ ਦੇਹਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ
  darshan māgu deh piāre
  I beg for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; please, give it to me, O Beloved!

Punjabi

Etymology

First attested as Old Punjabi ਦਰਸ਼ਨ (darśana), from Sanskrit दर्शन (darśana).

Noun

ਦਰਸ਼ਨ • (darśan) m (Shahmukhi spelling درشن)

sight, vision, look; glimpse
Synonym: ਦੀਦਾਰ (dīdār)
philosophy

Declension

Declension of **ਦਰਸ਼ਨ**
	singular	plural
direct	ਦਰਸ਼ਨ (darśan)	ਦਰਸ਼ਨ (darśan)
oblique	ਦਰਸ਼ਨ (darśan)	ਦਰਸ਼ਨਾਂ (darśanā̃)
vocative	ਦਰਸ਼ਨਾ (darśanā)	ਦਰਸ਼ਨੋ (darśano)
ablative	ਦਰਸ਼ਨੋਂ (darśanõ)	—
locative	ਦਰਸ਼ਨੇ (darśane)	ਦਰਸ਼ਨੀਂ (darśanī̃)
instrumental	ਦਰਸ਼ਨੇ (darśane)	ਦਰਸ਼ਨੀਂ (darśanī̃)

References

“ਦਰਸ਼ਨ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦਰਸ਼ਨ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.