Dassāvin (adj. -- n.) [Sk. *darśavant] full of insight, seeing, perceiving, taking notice of. In combn with ˚ñū (knowing) it plays the part of an additional emphasis to the 1st term=knowing & seeing i. e. having complete or highest knowledge of, gifted with "clear" sight or intuition (see jānāti passati & cp. ñāṇa -- dassana). <-> (a) As adj. -- ˚: seeing, being aware of, realizing; anicca˚ S iii.1; ādīnava˚ S ii.194; iv.332; M i.173; A v.181 sq.; pariyanta˚ A v.50 sq.; bhaya˚ S v.187: It 96; esp. in phrase anumattesu vajjesu bhaya˚ D i.63=It 118 (cp bhaya -- dassin); lokavajjabhaya˚ S i.138; sabba˚ (+sabbaññū) M i.482 (samaṇo Gotamo s˚ s˚); ii.31; Miln 74 (Buddho s˚ s˚); cp. M Vastu iii.51 sarvadarśāvin; sāra˚. Vin ii.139. -- (b) (n.) one who sees or takes notice of, in phrase ariyānaŋ dassāvī (+sappurisānaŋ dassāvī & kovido) M i.8; S iii.4; opp. adassāvī one who disregards the Noble Ones S iii.3, 113; M iii.17; Dhs 1003 (cp. DhsA 350).

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