Dassāvin (adjective/noun) [Sanskrit darśavant] 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 and seeing i.e. having complete or highest knowledge of, gifted with "clear" sight or intuition (see jānāti passati and cf. ñāṇa-dassana). (a) As adjective —°: seeing, being aware of, realizing; anicca° S III 1; ādīnava° S II 194; IV 332; M I 173; A V 181 f.; pariyanta° A V 50 f.; bhaya° S V 187: It 96; especially in phrase anumattesu vajjesu bhaya° D I 63 = It 118 (cf bhaya-dassin); lokavajjabhaya° S I 138; sabba° (+ sabbaññū) M I 482 (samaṇo Gotamo s° s°); II 31; Miln 74 (Buddho s° s°); cf. Mvu III 51 sarvadarśāvin; sāra°. Vin II 139. (b) (noun) one who sees or takes notice of, in phrase ariyānaṃ dassāvī (+ sappurisānaṃ dassāvī and kovido) M I 8; S III 4; opposite adassāvī one who disregards the Noble Ones S III 3, 113; M III 17; Dhs 1003 (cf. As 350).