Etymology

darshan

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Today it means: Hierophany, theophany; being in the presence of the divine or holy (as a person or object). Full definition →

Sanskrit दर्शन
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darshan · noun1

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromदर्शन“vision”
  2. English todaydarshan

From Sanskrit दर्शन (darśana, “vision”), from a root दृश् (dṛś, “to see”).

darshan · noun2

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromדַּרְשָׁן
  2. English todaydarshan

Borrowed from Hebrew דַּרְשָׁן (darshán).

Words from the same roots

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