दानम्dānamGiving, granting, teaching, &c. (in general); giving in marriage (cf. कन्यादान).
[दा-ल्युट्]
- Giving, granting, teaching, etc. (in general); giving in marriage (Compare कन्यादान).
- Delivering, handing over.
- A gift, donation, present; Ms.2.158; दातव्यमिति यद्दान दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे Bg.17.2; Y.3.274.
- Liberality, charity, giving away as charity, munificence; R.1.69; दानं भोगो नाशस्तिस्रो गतयो भवन्ति वित्तस्य Bh.2.43; दानं हि उत्सर्गपूर्वकः परस्य स्वत्वसम्बन्धः ŚB. on MS.4.1.3; ननु दानमित्युच्यते स्वत्वनिवृत्तिः परस्वत्वा- पादनम् च । ŚB. on MS.6.7.1.
- Ichor or the uicej that exudes from the temples of an elephant in rut; स दानतोयेन विषाणि नागः Śi.4.63; Ki.5.9; V.4.25; Pt.2.75 (where the word has sense 4 also); R.2.7;4.45;5.43.
- Bribery, as one of the four Upāyas or expedients of overcoming one's enemy; see उपाय.
- Cutting, dividing.
- Purification, cleaning.
- Protection.
- Pasture.
- Adding; addition.
Derived forms and compounds
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-नः
- Vedic
- Distribution (of food), meal, especially a sacrificial meal.
- Part, possession, share.
- A distributor.
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-काम Adjective liberal.
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-कुल्या the flow of rut from an elephant's temples.
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-तोयम् दानवारि quod vide, which see
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-धर्मः alms-giving, charity.
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-पतिः
- an exceedingly liberal man.
- Akrūra, a friend of Kṛiṣṇa; Bhāg.1.36.29.
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-पत्रम् a deed of gifts.
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-पात्रम् 'a worthy recipient', a Brāhmaṇa fit to receive gifts.
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-पारमिता perfection of liberality.
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-प्रातिभाव्यम् security for payment of a debt.
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-भिन्न Adjective made hostile by bribes; लुब्धानुजीविकैरेष दानभिन्नैर्निहन्यते H.4.39.
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-वज्रः an epithet of the Vaiśyas or men of the third tribe; वैश्या वै दानवज्राश्च Mb.1.17.52.
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-वर्षिन् an elephant in rut, infatuated elephant; दानवर्षी कृताशंसो नागराज इवाबभौ Ki.15.45.
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-वार् Neuter libation of water.
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-वारि Neuter, ichor flowing from the temples of elephants.
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-वीरः
- a very liberal man.
- (In Rhet.) the sentiment of heroism arising out of liberality, the sentiment of chivalrous liberality, Exempli gratia, for example Paraśurāma who gave away the earth with its seven continents; Compare the instance given in R. G. under दानवीरः: कियदिदमधिकं मे यद् द्विजायार्थयित्रे कवचमरमणीयं कुण्डलं चार्पयामि । अकरुणमवकृत्य द्राक्कृ- पाणेन निर्यद् बहलरुधिरधारं मौलिमावेदयामि ॥ -व्यत्यासः giving to a wrong person.
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-शाला hall for almsgiving.
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-शील, -शूर, -शौण्ड Adjective exceedingly liberal or munificent; निर्गुणोऽपि विमुखो न भूपतेर्दानशौण्डमनसः पुरोऽभवत् Śi.14.46.
