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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. दानुdānua.Valiant.

    [दा-नु]

    1. Valiant.
    2. Conquering, destroying.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नुः

      1. A donor.
      2. Prosperity.
      3. Satisfaction.
      4. Air, wind.
      5. A demon. -Neuter
      6. A gift.
      7. A fluid, drop.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. दानुdānu[dấnu] m. f. kind of demon.
    1. [dấnu] masculine feminine; also equal for kind of demon.
    2. [dấnu] feminine; also equal for neuter drop; dew.
  2. इन्दानुजindānuja[indra ͜ anuga] m. Indra's younger brother (Vishnu or Krishna).

    [indra ͜ anuga] masculine Indra's younger brother (Vishnu or Krishna).

  3. छन्दानुगामिन्chandānugāmin[khanda ͜ anugâmin] a. complaisant, obedient; - ͜ anuvritta, n. complaisance.

    [khanda ͜ anugâmin] adjective complaisant, obedient; - ͜ anuvritta, neuter complaisance.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. दानुdānumfn. liberal (Un2. iii, 32)
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective liberal (Un2. iii, 32)
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective courageous Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender prosperity, contentment Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender air, wind Lexicographers
    5. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective valiant, victor, conqueror W.
    6. masculine gender a class of demons (confer, compare दानव) fg-veda feminine, i, 54, 7 S3Br.
    7. neuter gender a fluid, drop, dew (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedनस् प्/अती masculine gender du, Name of Mitra मित्र - Varun2a वरुण or of the As3vins अश्विन् s fg-veda viii, 256; 8, 16; confer, compare आर्द्र्/अ-, जीर्/अ-).
  2. आर्द्रदानुārdradānumfn. granting or having moisture AV. VS. Ka1t2h.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective granting or having moisture AV. VS. Ka1t2h.

  3. ऋग्वेदानुक्रमणिकाṛgvedānukramaṇikāf. the Anukraman2ika1 अनुक्रमणिका or index of the R2ig ऋग् - veda वेद .

    feminine the Anukraman2ika1 अनुक्रमणिका or index of the R2ig ऋग् - veda वेद .

  4. छन्दानुगामिन्chandānugāminmfn. complying with the wishes (of others), submissive Ca1n2.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective complying with the wishes (of according to others), submissive Ca1n2.

  5. छन्दानुवर्तिन्chandānuvartinmfn. id. MBh. iii, 296 R. ii, 53, 10 Pan5cat. Ka1m.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective the same MBh. iii, 296 R. ii, 53, 10 Pan5cat. Ka1m.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective following one's own will Ra1jat. iii, 141.
  6. छन्दानुवृत्तchandānuvṛttav.l. for ˚दो-नुव्˚ .

    varia lectio for that the rest of a word is to be suppliedदो-नुव्that the rest of a word is to be supplied .