द्रष्टव्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्रष्टव्य (draṣṭavya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɾəʂ.ʈəʋ.jᵊ/, [d̪ɾɐʂ.ʈɐʋ.jᵊ]

Adjective

द्रष्टव्य • (draṣṭavya) (indeclinable)

1. noteworthy, remarkable
2. sightworthy, worth seeing

   Synonyms: दर्शनीय (darśanīya), दिखाऊ (dikhāū)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “द्रष्टव्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দ্ৰষ্টৱ্য (Assamese script)
• ᬤ᭄ᬭᬱ᭄ᬝᬯ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• দ্রষ্টব্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰿𑰨𑰬𑰿𑰘𑰪𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀯𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဒြၑ္ဋဝျ (Burmese script)
• દ્રષ્ટવ્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਦ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਟਵ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌵𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦿꦰ꧀ꦛꦮꦾ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂹𑂩𑂭𑂹𑂗𑂫𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ದ್ರಷ್ಟವ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• ទ្រឞ្ដវ្យ (Khmer script)
• ທ຺ຣຩ຺ຏວ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• ദ്രഷ്ടവ്യ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡵᠠᢢᢞᠠᠸᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘪𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠷᠠᢔᢌᠠᠧᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧠𑧈𑧌𑧠𑦸𑧊𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑑂𑐬𑐲𑑂𑐚𑐰𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଦ୍ରଷ୍ଟଵ୍ଯ (Odia script)
• ꢣ꣄ꢬꢰ꣄ꢜꢮ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑇀𑆫𑆰𑇀𑆛𑆮𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖿𑖨𑖬𑖿𑖘𑖪𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• ද්‍රෂ‍්ටව්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭 𑪙𑩼𑪀 𑪙𑩦𑩾 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚶𑚤𑚶𑚔𑚦𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
• த்³ரஷ்டவ்ய (Tamil script)
• ద్రష్టవ్య (Telugu script)
• ทฺรษฺฏวฺย (Thai script)
• དྲ་ཥྚ་ཝྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑓂𑒩𑒭𑓂𑒙𑒫𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑩇𑨫𑨯𑩇𑨔𑨭𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root दृश् (dṛś, “to see”) +‎ -तव्य (-tavya).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɾɐʂ.ʈɐʋ.jɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ɾɐʂ.ʈɐʋ.jɐ/

Participle

द्रष्टव्य • (draṣṭavyá) future passive participle (root दृश्)

1. future passive participle of दृश् (dṛś); to be looked at, seen, witnessed

Derived terms

• दृष्टद्रष्टव्य (dṛṣṭadraṣṭavya, “who has seen what was to be seen”)