adjective noun full of insight, seeing, perceiving, taking notice of. In combination with -ñū (knowing) it plays the part of an additional emphasis to the 1st term = knowing & seeing i.e. having co …

…(sundara) Snp.1118 (˚dassāvin having the most exellent knowledge = aggadassāvin etc. Cnd.76); usually in compar ˚tara (+ paṇītatara)…

…MN.i.35 (ariyānaṃ adassāvin: “not recognising the Noble Ones” Pv-a.26, Pv-a.146; Dhp-a.ii.99; Sdhp.444 (˚ānaṃ vaṃsa)….

…feared: see Cpd. 66

• -dassāvin seeing or realising an object of fear, i.e. danger Vb.244, Vb.247 and passim. *…

…d., cp ariyānaṃ dassāvin), Dhp.210 (appiyānaṃ), Dhp.274; Vv.34#2 Vv-a.138 (sippa˚ exhibition of art, competition). 2. adj. as…

…dīgha˚ (= sabbadassāvin) Pv-a.196; bhaya˚ Dhp.31 (˚dassivā = dassī vā?), Dhp.317; Iti.40; DN-a.i.181 (= bhaya dassāvin);…

seeing, sight (-˚) Mil.140 (guṇavisesa˚).

abstr. to dassāvin

…far-seeing (= sabba-dassāvin) Pv-a.196

• -nāsika having a long nose Vism.283. *…

…instigator Vin.iii.75.

• -dassāvin knowing the cause or reason Snp.1043, cp. Cnd.517.
• -phala…

…maggassa dassāvin Snp-a.365); Mnd.314 (˚avakkanti); Cnd.358 (= cattāro maggā); Pts.ii.236 sq. (sammatta˚ okkamati); Pp.13,…

…Snp.964 (cp. Mnd.483).

• -dassāvin seeing the limit AN.v.50.
• -rahita without limits…

…thus Ja.i.75 -dassāvin one who sees (i.e. knows) everything MN.i.92 -byohāra business, intercourse Ud.65;…

…aṇumattesu vajjesu bhaya-dassāvin “seeing a source of fear even in the slightest sins” DN.i.63; SN.v.187 and passim. -dassin finding…

…32) pekkhin Mil.398; ˚dassāvin Vism.19 (okkhitta-cakkhu +) pekkhamāna Snp-a.116 (as explⁿ of okkhittacakkhu)….

…Vism.647 sq., Vism.695

• -dassāvin same as ˚ânupassin DN.i.245 (an˚); AN.v.178 (id.); DN.iii.46; SN.ii.194, SN.ii.269;…

adjective noun shutting off, barring out withstanding; nt. hindrance, obstruction, bar Vin.i.84 (˚ṃ karoti to prohibit, hinder); Vin.ii.262 (id.); DN.i.246 (syn. of pañca nīvaraṇāni); SN.v.93 sq.; AN. …