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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

दयाdayāPity, tenderness, compassion, mercy, sympathy; निर्गुणेष्वपि सत्त्वेषु दयां कुर्वन्ति साधवः H.1. 6; R.2.11…
[दय् भिदा-भावे अङ्]

Pity, tenderness, compassion, mercy, sympathy; निर्गुणेष्वपि सत्त्वेषु दयां कुर्वन्ति साधवः H.1. 6; R.2.11; यत्नादपि परक्लेशं हर्तुं या हृदि जायते । इच्छा भूमि- सुरश्रेष्ठ सा दया परिकीर्तिता ॥.
Derived forms and compounds
- -कर Adjective kind, sympathetic. (-रः) an epithet of Śiva.
- -कूटः, -कूर्चः
  
  epithets of Buddha. वीरः (in Rhet.) the sentiment of heroic compassion; the sentiment of heroism arising out of compassion; e. q. Jīmūtavāhana's remark to Garuḍa in Nāg.: शिरामुखैः स्यन्दत एव रक्तमद्यापि देहे मम मांसमस्ति । तृप्तिं न पश्यामि तथापि तावत् किं भक्षणात्त्वं विरतो गरुत्मन् ॥ Compare also R. G. under दयावीर
  
  Adjective Very merciful man.
In the Gita16·2

दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम् ॥

dayā bhūteṣvaloluptvaṁ mārdavaṁ hrīracāpalam. — Harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, self-denial, calm, absence of fault-finding, compassion to all beings, absence of greed, gentleness, modesty… 16·2
- दयाdayānominative singular of the feminine noun dayā (compassion).
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अब्दयाabdayāadv.Ved. With a desire to give water.

Vedic With a desire to give water.

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अवेदयानavedayānaa.Not knowing, not ascertaining.

Not knowing, not ascertaining.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

दयाdayā[day-ấ] f. sympathy, compassion, with (g., lc., --˚): -m kri, have compassion on (g. or lc.); - ͜…

[day-ấ] feminine; also equal for sympathy, compassion, with (genitive, locative, --˚): -m kri, have compassion on (genitive or locative); - ͜ ârdra-bhâva, masculine compassionate tenderness.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

दयाdayāf. sympathy, compassion, pity for (loc. MBh. Pan5cat. Bhartr2. &c. Page470,1; gen. R. Hariv. 8486; in comp.…
1. feminine sympathy, compassion, pity for (locative case MBh. Pan5cat. Bhartr2. etc. Page470,1; genitive case R. Hariv. 8486; in compound MBh. xiv Hit. i, 6, 41) S3Br. xiv etc. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedयां √कृ, "to fake pity on" [locative case MBh. Hit. i, 2, 7; genitive case Vop.])
2. feminine Pity (daughter of Daksha दक्ष and mother of A-bhaya अ-भय BhP. iv, 1, 49 feminine) Hariv. 14035; confer, compare अ-दय्/अ; निर्-, and सदय .
3. (in compound)
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अदयालुadayālumfn. unkind.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unkind.

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अब्दयाabdayā(instr. of अब्-द्/आ) ind. out of desire of giving water RV. v, 54, 3.

(instrumental case of अब्-द्/आ) indeclinable out of desire of giving water fg-veda v, 54, 3.

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अभ्युदयावहabhyudayāvaham. bringing prosperity, Bcar.

masculine gender bringing prosperity, Bcar.

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अवेदयानavedayānamfn. (pr. p. A1.) not knowing, not ascertaining Mn. viii, 32.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (pr. page and participle Atmane-pada) not knowing, not ascertaining Mn. viii, 32.

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अश्वहृदयाaśvahṛdayāf. a N. of the Apsaras अप्सरस् Rambha1 रम्भा Ka1d.

feminine a Name of the Apsaras अप्सरस् Rambha1 रम्भा Ka1d.

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