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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for दया

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

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

      1. 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
      2. Adjective Very merciful man.
    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. 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)
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. 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.

    Source: Macdonell

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