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*Dassati Dassāvin

2. (pret.) base dass (Sk. darś & draś): aor. (a) addasa edge," perfect knowledge, realization of the truth, wisdom (cp.
(Sk. adarśat) Sn 358, 679, 1016; J i.222; iv.2; Pv ii.3 23 (mā ñāṇa): S i.52; ii.30; v.28, 422; M i.195 sq., 241, 482 (Gotamo
addasa=addakkhiṁ PvA 88); DhA i.26; PvA 73, & (older, cp. sabbaññū sabba — dassāvī aparisesaṁ ñ — d °ṁ paṭijānāti;
agamā) addasā Vin ii.192, 195; D i.112; ii.16; Sn 409 (v. l. id. ii.31); D iii.134; A i.220; ii.220; iv.302 sq.; cp. ñ — d
BB addasa), 910 (id.); Miln 24, 1st sg. addasaṁ S i.101; Nd 2 — paṭilābha A i.43; ii.44 sq.; iii 323; ñ — d — visuddhi M
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423 & addasaṁ Sn 837 (=adakkhiṁ Nd 185), 1st pl. ad- i.147 sq. Also with further determination as adhideva — ñ —
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dasāma Sn 31, 178, 459, 3rd pl. (mā) addasuṁ Pv ii.7 (=mā d° A iv.428; alam-ariya° S iii.48; iv.300; v.126 sq.; M i.68,
passiṁsu PvA 102). — (b) addasāsi, 1st sg. addasāsiṁ Sn 71, 81, 207, 246, 440 sq., A i.9; iii.64, 430; v.88; parisuddha
937, 1145; Vv 35 52 (v. l. addasāmi), 3rd pl. addasāsuṁ Vin A iii.125; maggâmagga° A v.47; yathābhūta° A iii.19, 200;
ii.195; D ii.16; M i.153. — (c) shortened forms of aor. are: iv.99, 336; v.2 sq., 311 sq.; vimutti° S i.139; v.67; A iii.12,
adda Th 1, 986; addā J vi.125, 126. — inf. daṭṭhuṁ Sn 685 81, 134; iv.99, 336; v.130; It 107, 108; Miln 338. See also
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(daṭṭhukāma); J i.290; Pv iv.1 (=passituṁ PvA 219); PvA 48, vimutti. — (b) in other contexts: ariyasaccāna — dassana Sn
79; VvA 75. — ger. daṭṭhu (=Sk. dṛṣṭvā) Sn 424 (in phrase 267; ujubhūta° S v.384, 404; dhamma° (the right doctrine) S
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nekkhammaṁ daṭṭhu khemato)=1098; 681. Expl. at Nd 292 v.204, 344, 404; A iii.263; pāpa° (a sinful view) Pv iv.3 ;
with expl. of disvā=passitvā, etc. — grd. daṭṭhabba (to be re- viparīta° A iii.114; iv.226; v.284 sq. (and a°), 293 sq. sammā°
garded as) D ii.154; PvA 8, 9, 10, etc., Vism 464; & dassanīya (right view) S iii.189; A iii.138; iv.290; v.199; sabbalokena d.
(see sep.). Also in Caus. (see below) & in daṭṭhar (q. v.). S iv.127; sahetu d. S v.126 sq.; suvisuddha d. S iv.191. —
3. (med. — pass.) base diss (Sk. dṛś): pres. pass. dissati S iii.28, 49; M ii.46; iii.157; Sn 989 (wisdom: Jinānaṁ eta
(to be seen, to appear) Vin i.16; Sn 194, 441, 688 (dissare), d. corresponding with ñāṇa in preceding line); Dhs 584, 1002
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956; J i.138; Dh 304; Pv i.8 ; PvA 61 (dissasi you look, intrs.); (insight: cp. Dhs. trsl. p. 256). — (adj.) perceiving or having
ppr. dissamāna (visible) PvA 71, 6 (°rūpa), 162 (id.); VvA 78 a view (cp. dasseti) S i.181 (visuddha°); Th 1, 422. — (c) as
(°kāya); Mhvs. vii.35, & der. dissamānatta (nt.) (visibility) nt. from the Caus. dasseti: pointing out, showing; implication,
PvA 103. — ger. disvā Sn 48, 409, 687 sq. It 76; PvA 67, definition, statement (in Com. style) PvA 72; often as °ākāra
68, etc., & disvāna Vin i.15; ii.195; Sn 299, 415, 1017; Pv — dassana: PvA 26 (dātabba°), 27 (thomana°), 35 (kata°) &
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ii.8 , etc., also a ger. form diṭṭhā, q. v. under adiṭṭhā. — pp. in dassanatthaṁ in order to point out, meaning by this, etc.
diṭṭha (q. v.). PvA 9, 68. — 3. adassana not seeing S i.168=Sn 459; invis-
4. Caus. (of base 2) dasseti (Sk. darśayati), aor. dassesi & ibility J iv.496 (°ṁ vajjati to become invisible); wrong theory
(exceptional) dassayi, only in dassayi tumaṁ showed himself or view A v.145 sq.; Sn 206; Pug 21.
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at Pv iii.2 (=attānaṁ uddisayi PvA 181) & iii.2 16 (=attānaṁ -anuttariya (nt.) the pre — eminence or importance of
dassayi dassesi pākaṭo ahosi PvA 185). 3rd pl. dassesuṁ; ger. (right or perfect) insight; as one of the 3 anuttariyāni, viz.
dassetvā; inf. dassetuṁ to point out, exhibit, explain, inti- d°, paṭipadā°, vimutta° at D iii.219, 250, 281; A iii.284,
mate Dh 83; J i.84, 200, 263, 266; ii.128, 159; iii.53, 82; PvA 325; -kāma (adj.) desirous of seeing A i.150; iv.115; Miln
4, 8, 16 (ovādaṁ d. give advice), 24, 45, 73 etc. — to point 23; -bhūmi the level or plane of insight Nett 8, 14, 50;
to (acc.) PvA 151 (sunakhaṁ), 257 (dārakaṁ). — to make -sampanna endowed with right insight S ii.43 sq., 58.
manifest, to make appear, to show or prove oneself; also intr.
Dassanīya (adj.) [Sk. darśanīya; grd. formation of dassana,
to appear J ii.154 (dubbalo viya hutvā attānaṁ dassesi: ap- also as dassaneyya] fair to behold, beautiful, good — look-
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peared weak); vi.116; Pv iii.2 (=sammukhībhāvaṁ gacchanti ing (=dassituṁ yutta DA i.141), often in formula abhirūpa d.
PvA 181); PvA 13 (mitto viya attānaṁ dassetvā: acting like a
pāsādika paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgǮta to
friend), Miln 271. Esp. in phrase attānaṁ dasseti to come into
express matchless physical beauty: D i.114; S ii.279; PvA 46
appearance (of Petas): PvA 32, 47, 68, 79, etc. (cp. above
etc. Also with abhirūpa & pāsādika alone of anything fair &
dassayi). — pp. dassita.
beautiful: D i.47. — Vin iv.18; S i.95; J iii.394; Pug 52, 66;
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Dassati fut. of dadāti, q. v. DA i.281; PvA 44 (=subha), 51 (=rucira). — Comparative
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Dassana (nt.) [Sk. darśana, see dassati ] — 1. Lit. seeing, look- dassanīyatara S i.237; Sdhp 325: DhA i.119.
ing; noticing; sight of, appearance, look. Often equivalent Dassaneyya (adj.)=dassanīya J v.203 (bhusa°).
to an infinitive "to see," esp. as dat. dassanāya in order to
Dassāvitā (f.) [abstr. to dassāvin] seeing, sight (—°) Miln 140
see, for the purpose of seeing (cp. dassana — kāma=daṭṭhu
(guṇavisesa°).
— kāma): [Bhagavantaṁ] dassanāya M ii.23, 46; A i.121;
Dassāvin (adj. — n.) [Sk. *darśavant] full of insight, see-
iii.381; Sn 325. — (a) (nt.) "sight" D ii.157 (visūka°, look- n
ing, perceiving, taking notice of. In comb with °ñū (know-
ing on at spectacles); A iii.202 (+savana hearing); iv.25 sq.
ing) it plays the part of an additional emphasis to the 1st
(bhikkhu°); Sn 207 (muni°, may be taken as 2, cp. SnA
term=knowing & seeing i. e. having complete or highest
256), 266 (=pekkhaṇa KhA 148); Dh 206 (ariyānaṁ d., cp.
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ariyānaṁ dassāvin), 210 (appiyānaṁ), 274; Vv 34 ; VvA 138 knowledge of, gifted with "clear" sight or intuition (see jānāti
passati & cp. ñāṇa — dassana). — (a) As adj. — °: seeing,
(sippa° exhibition of art, competition).— (b) adj. as (—°) "of
being aware of, realizing; anicca° S iii.1; ādīnava° S ii.194;
appearance" (cp. °dasa) Sn 548 (cāru° lovely to behold); PvA
iv.332; M i.173; A v.181 sq.; pariyanta° A v.50 sq.; bhaya°
24 (bhayānaka° fearful to look at), 68 (bībhaccha°). — 2. Ap-
S v.187: It 96; esp. in phrase anumattesu vajjesu bhaya° D
pld. (power of) perception, faculty of apperception, insight,
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view, theory; esp. (a) in comb ñāṇa-dassana either "know- i.63=It 118 (cp bhaya — dassin); lokavajjabhaya° S i.138;
sabba° (+sabbaññū) M i.482 (samaṇo Gotamo s° s°); ii.31;
ing & seeing," or perhaps "the insight arising from knowl-
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