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darshan definition

dar·shan (där′s̸hən, dʉr′-)

noun

the virtue, uplift, blessing, etc. which, many Hindus believe, one gets in the presence of a great man

Etymology: Hindi darśan < Sans darana, a seeing, akin to dŕ, sight < IE base *der-, to see > Gr derkomai, I see, OE torht, bright

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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