𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬀
Avestan
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *darćatás (“visible, conspicuous, beautiful”), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to see”). Cognate with Sanskrit दर्शत (darśatá, “visible, conspicuous, beautiful”).
Adjective
𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬀 • (darəsata)
- visible; beautiful to see
- c. 1500 BCE – 500 BCE, Yasna 30.1:
- 𐬀𐬝 𐬙𐬁 𐬬𐬀𐬑𐬴𐬌𐬌𐬁 𐬌𐬴𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬋 𐬫𐬁 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁𐬚𐬁 𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬝𐬗𐬍𐬝 𐬬𐬍𐬛𐬎𐬴𐬉 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬁𐬗𐬁 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬁𐬌 𐬫𐬈𐬯𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬗𐬁 𐬬𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬇𐬎𐬱 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬋 𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬄𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬁 𐬀𐬴𐬁 𐬫𐬈𐬗𐬁 𐬫𐬁 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬇𐬠𐬍𐬴 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬁 𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬰𐬁
- at̰ tā vaxṣ̌iiā iṣ̌əṇtō yā mazdāθā hiiat̰cīt̰ vīduṣ̌ē staotācā ahurāi yesniiācā vaŋhə̄uš manaŋhō humązdrā aṣ̌ā yecā yā raocə̄bīṣ̌ darəsatā uruuāzā
- I will declare, O seekers of Truth, the important lessons that should be remembered, even by those who already know them: These are the praises and hymns of Good Mind to be offered to the Lord, and, with attentive hearts, to Truth. Through their light, they will bring beautiful joys to behold.
- 𐬀𐬝 𐬙𐬁 𐬬𐬀𐬑𐬴𐬌𐬌𐬁 𐬌𐬴𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬋 𐬫𐬁 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁𐬚𐬁 𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬝𐬗𐬍𐬝 𐬬𐬍𐬛𐬎𐬴𐬉 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬁𐬗𐬁 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬁𐬌 𐬫𐬈𐬯𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬗𐬁 𐬬𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬇𐬎𐬱 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬋 𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬄𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬁 𐬀𐬴𐬁 𐬫𐬈𐬗𐬁 𐬫𐬁 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬇𐬠𐬍𐬴 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬁 𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬰𐬁