saṃ-√ dṛś P. Ā. (only in non-conjugational tenses, e.g. pf. -dadarśa, -dadṛśe fut. -drakṣyati, °te; ind.p. -dṛśya; inf. -draṣṭum, Ved. -dṛśe; cf. sam-√ paś), to see together or at the same time, see well or completely, behold, view, perceive, observe, consider, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; (Ā. and Pass. -dṛśyate), to be seen at the same time, appear together with (instr.), [RV.]; [ŚBr.]; to look like, resemble, be similar or equal, [RV.]; to be observed, become visible, appear, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.: Caus. -darśayati, to cause to be seen, display, show, feign (ātmānam mṛta-vat saṃ-d°, ‘to feign one's self dead’), [ib.]; to represent, [Gīt.]; [Rājat.]; to expose, explain, [Divyāv.]; to show one's self to (acc.), [MBh.]; [R.] : Desid. of Caus. See saṃ-didarśayiṣu: Desid. See saṃ-didṛkṣu.
saṃ-dṛ́ś f. (e dat. as inf.; cf. above) sight, appearance, [RV.] (samyak paśyati yaḥ, ‘one who sees well or thoroughly’, [Sāy.]), [AV.]; [VS.]; [KaṭhUp.]