the act of giving
(H2) [Printed book page 474,1]
1. दान (dāna) n. the act of giving, RV.; ŚBr.; MBh. &c. [ID=91241]
1. दान (dāna) n. the act of giving, RV.; ŚBr.; MBh. &c. [ID=91241]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
दानdāna
दान (dāna) is a Sanskrit word meaning the act of giving, giving in marriage, giving up, communicating, imparting, teaching, paying back or restoring, adding or addition. Its 41 recorded definitions are grouped into 17 contexts, among them The Act of Giving, Gift, Donation, Distribution, Share, Dispensing, Nourishing, Cherishing, Protection.
- Roots
- 1. दा (1. dā), 2. दा (2. dā)
- Definitions
- 41
Meanings by context
The Act of Giving, Gift, Donation
10 definitions
donation, gift
donation, gift [Lat. donum], RV.; ŚBr. &c. (°नंदा (°naṃdā), to offer a g°, Manu-smṛti (Title); Yājñ.; Hit. &c. °नम् प्रयम् (°nam prayam), to bestow a g°, Manu-smṛti (Title) iv, 234 ) [ID=91247]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
1. Giving, presenting, or offering.
2. Abandonment.
3. Payment.
4. A gift, charitable gift, or offering.
5. Bribery.
6. Addition.
दान (dāna) [Printed book page 118-2]
दान (dāna) 1. dā‿aná, n. [√1. dā] giving, — away
(a daughter), presenting, offering (a sacrifice),
teaching (of, g., —° to lc., —°); abandonment
of life (—°); payment of debt; gift; charitable
gift; bribery; addition; offering, oblation. [ID=9178]
दान (dāna) 1. dā‿aná, n. [√1. dā] giving, — away
(a daughter), presenting, offering (a sacrifice),
teaching (of, g., —° to lc., —°); abandonment
of life (—°); payment of debt; gift; charitable
gift; bribery; addition; offering, oblation. [ID=9178]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A gift. 2. A dividing.
दान (dāna) [Printed book page 359-b]
दान (dāna) (नं) ((naṃ)) 1. n. Gift; a dividing. [ID=18266]
दान (dāna) (नं) ((naṃ)) 1. n. Gift; a dividing. [ID=18266]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Giving. 2. A gift. 3. Liberality. 4. An oblation. 5. Giving in marriage. 6. The fluid that flows from the temples of an elephant in rut.
दान (dāna) [Printed book page 0394-b]
दान (dāna) dāna, i. e. 1. dā + ana, n. 1.
दान (dāna) dāna, i. e. 1. dā + ana, n. 1.
Giving, Man. 1, 90. 2. Gift, Man, 4,
233; 11, 2. 3. Liberality, Man. 1, 86.
4. Oblation, Man. 3, 211. 5. Giving
in marriage, Man. 3, 27. 6. The fluid
that flows from the temples of an ele-
phant in rut, Pañc. i. d. 419. — Comp.
A-, I. n. 1. non-payment, Man. 8, 5.
2. illiberality, Pañc. ii. d. 74. II. adj.
illiberal; and, without the fluid which
flows from the temples of an elephant
in rut, Pañc. ii. d. 73. Ati-, n. exces-
sive liberality, Cāṇ. 50. Ātman-, n.
sacrificing one's self, Kathās. 22, 219.
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Udaka-, n. Pouring water in honour of
a deceased one, Prab. 98, 3. Yoga-, n.
a fraudulent gift, Man. 8, 165. Vṛthā-,
unprofitable donation, gift to musicians,
actresses, etc., Man. 8, 159. Sa-, adj.
pouring out the fluid which flows from
the temples of an elephant in rut, Kir.
5, 9. Sadā-, I. n. liberality. II. m.
1. Indra's elephant. 2. an elephant
in rut. 3. Gaṇeśa. — Cf. Lat. donum.
[ID=6386]— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Giving, imparting, bestowing, sacrificing, or offering. 2. Giving in marriage or giving up. 3. Teaching, communicating, granting, or conceding. 4. A gift, present, or donation.
दान (dāna) [Printed book page 222]
1 दान (dāna) n. giving, imparting, bestowing of (gen. or —°) on (loc. or —°); giving in marriage, giving up, sacrificing, offering, paying;
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teaching, communicating; granting, conceding; gift, present, donation. [ID=13516]
1 दान (dāna) n. giving, imparting, bestowing of (gen. or —°) on (loc. or —°); giving in marriage, giving up, sacrificing, offering, paying;
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teaching, communicating; granting, conceding; gift, present, donation. [ID=13516]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
giving, imparting, or gift
दान (dāna) [Printed book page 168-b]
dā́na, n. giving, imparting; gift. [√1dā, 1150: cf. Lat. dōnum, ‘gift.’] [ID=1921]
dā́na, n. giving, imparting; gift. [√1dā, 1150: cf. Lat. dōnum, ‘gift.’] [ID=1921]
— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary
1. Giving, presenting, or offering.
2. Giving in marriage.
3. Giving up or sacrificing.
4. Delivering or distributing.
5. Communicating, imparting, or teaching.
6. A gift, present, donation, or special oblation.
7. Adding or addition.
8. Liberality.
9. Bribery.
10. The fragrant fluid flowing from the temples of an elephant in rut.
11. A kind of honey.
दान (dāna) [Printed book page 0407-b]
1. dāna, as, m., Ved. a giver, giving; an offering, (according to Sāy. = datta or deya-bhūta, but thought by modern scholars to be the epithet of a horse); (am), n. giving, presenting; giving in marriage (e. g. kanyā-d°, q. v.); giving up, sacri- ficing (e. g. prāṇa-d°, q. v.); delivering, distributing; communicating, imparting, teaching, giving instruc- tion (e. g. brahma-d°, q. v.); a gift, present, donation (e. g. dānaṃ dā, to offer a gift; cf. Lat. donum); special gift, oblation (e. g. udaka-d°, q. v.); adding, addition; liberality; bribery (one of the four means by which a king overpowers his enemies; cf. upāya); the fragrant fluid that flows from the temples of an elephant in rut (more probably connected with rt. 3. dā; see 2. dāna, p. 408, col. 1); a kind of honey, (per- haps for dāla.) —Dāna-kalpa-taru, us, m., N. of a work mentioned in the Saṃskāra-tattva by Raghu- nandana. —Dāna-kāma, as, ā, am, Ved. fond of giving, liberal. —Dāna-kulyā, f. the flow of fluid from an elephant's temples. —Dāna-kusumāñjali (°ma- añ°), N. of a poem. —Dāna-kaumudī, f., N. of the second part of the Kriyā-kaumudī. —Dāna-cyuta, as, m., N. of a man. —Dāna-tas, ind. through gifts, by liberality. —Dāna-darpaṇa, N. of a work mentioned in the Saṃskāra-tattva. —Dāna-dharma, as, m. alms- giving, charitable acts, charity; the rules or practice
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of alms-giving. —Dānadharma-vidhi, is, m. ‘the rules for alms-giving &c.,’ N. of a chapter of the Skanda-Purāṇa. —Dāna-pati, is, m. ‘a master of liberality,’ an exceedingly liberal or munificent man; an epithet of A-krūra, who was kinsman of Kṛṣṇa; N. of a Daitya. —Dāna-pattra, am, n. a deed of gift or conveyance. —Dāna-paddhati, is, f., N. of a work on the sixteen chief oblations. —Dāna-pātra, am, n. ‘an object of charity, one who deserves a gift,’ N. of a chapter of the Purāṇa-sarva-sva. —Dāna- pratibhāvya, am, n. security for payment of a debt &c. —Dāna-bhinna, as, ā, am, divided or made hostile by bribes. —Dāna-yogya, as, ā, am, worthy of a gift, meriting a donation. —Dāna-vajra, as, &c., ‘whose thunderbolt is liberality,’ an epithet of the Vaiśyas or men of the third tribe. —Dāna-vat, ān, atī, at, having gifts, presenting gifts, liberal. —Dāna-vidhi, is, m., N. of a chapter of the Skanda-Purāṇa. —Dāna-vīra, as, m. ‘a hero in liberality,’ an exceedingly liberal man. —Dāna-vya- tyāsa, as, m. ‘perversion of gifts,’ gift under error, giving to the wrong person. —Dāna-vrata, as, ā, am, devoted to liberality or benevolence; (ās), m. pl. the inhabitants of Śāka-dvīpa. —Dāna-śīla, as, ā, am, liberally disposed, liberal, generous, charitable, munificent; (as), m., N. of one of the translators of the Lalita-vistara in Tibetian. —Dāna-śūra, as, m. ‘a hero in liberality,’ N. of a Bodhi-sattva (= Śākya-muni in a former birth; cf. dāna-vīra). —Dā- na-śauṇḍa, as, ī, am, ‘intoxicated with giving,’ ex- ceedingly liberal. —Dāna-sāgara, as, m. ‘the ocean of gifts,’ N. of a work by Malamāsa mentioned in the Saṃskāra-tattva by Raghu-nandana. —Dā- na-stuti, is, f. ‘praise of liberality,’ N. of a kind of hymn. —Dāna-hīna, as, ā, am, deprived of gifts. —Dāna-hemādri (°ma-ad°), N. of a work on oblations written under the patronage of Hemādri. —Dānādhikāra (°na-adh°), as, m., N. of a short Buddhist work on alms-giving. [ID=22072]
1. dāna, as, m., Ved. a giver, giving; an offering, (according to Sāy. = datta or deya-bhūta, but thought by modern scholars to be the epithet of a horse); (am), n. giving, presenting; giving in marriage (e. g. kanyā-d°, q. v.); giving up, sacri- ficing (e. g. prāṇa-d°, q. v.); delivering, distributing; communicating, imparting, teaching, giving instruc- tion (e. g. brahma-d°, q. v.); a gift, present, donation (e. g. dānaṃ dā, to offer a gift; cf. Lat. donum); special gift, oblation (e. g. udaka-d°, q. v.); adding, addition; liberality; bribery (one of the four means by which a king overpowers his enemies; cf. upāya); the fragrant fluid that flows from the temples of an elephant in rut (more probably connected with rt. 3. dā; see 2. dāna, p. 408, col. 1); a kind of honey, (per- haps for dāla.) —Dāna-kalpa-taru, us, m., N. of a work mentioned in the Saṃskāra-tattva by Raghu- nandana. —Dāna-kāma, as, ā, am, Ved. fond of giving, liberal. —Dāna-kulyā, f. the flow of fluid from an elephant's temples. —Dāna-kusumāñjali (°ma- añ°), N. of a poem. —Dāna-kaumudī, f., N. of the second part of the Kriyā-kaumudī. —Dāna-cyuta, as, m., N. of a man. —Dāna-tas, ind. through gifts, by liberality. —Dāna-darpaṇa, N. of a work mentioned in the Saṃskāra-tattva. —Dāna-dharma, as, m. alms- giving, charitable acts, charity; the rules or practice
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of alms-giving. —Dānadharma-vidhi, is, m. ‘the rules for alms-giving &c.,’ N. of a chapter of the Skanda-Purāṇa. —Dāna-pati, is, m. ‘a master of liberality,’ an exceedingly liberal or munificent man; an epithet of A-krūra, who was kinsman of Kṛṣṇa; N. of a Daitya. —Dāna-pattra, am, n. a deed of gift or conveyance. —Dāna-paddhati, is, f., N. of a work on the sixteen chief oblations. —Dāna-pātra, am, n. ‘an object of charity, one who deserves a gift,’ N. of a chapter of the Purāṇa-sarva-sva. —Dāna- pratibhāvya, am, n. security for payment of a debt &c. —Dāna-bhinna, as, ā, am, divided or made hostile by bribes. —Dāna-yogya, as, ā, am, worthy of a gift, meriting a donation. —Dāna-vajra, as, &c., ‘whose thunderbolt is liberality,’ an epithet of the Vaiśyas or men of the third tribe. —Dāna-vat, ān, atī, at, having gifts, presenting gifts, liberal. —Dāna-vidhi, is, m., N. of a chapter of the Skanda-Purāṇa. —Dāna-vīra, as, m. ‘a hero in liberality,’ an exceedingly liberal man. —Dāna-vya- tyāsa, as, m. ‘perversion of gifts,’ gift under error, giving to the wrong person. —Dāna-vrata, as, ā, am, devoted to liberality or benevolence; (ās), m. pl. the inhabitants of Śāka-dvīpa. —Dāna-śīla, as, ā, am, liberally disposed, liberal, generous, charitable, munificent; (as), m., N. of one of the translators of the Lalita-vistara in Tibetian. —Dāna-śūra, as, m. ‘a hero in liberality,’ N. of a Bodhi-sattva (= Śākya-muni in a former birth; cf. dāna-vīra). —Dā- na-śauṇḍa, as, ī, am, ‘intoxicated with giving,’ ex- ceedingly liberal. —Dāna-sāgara, as, m. ‘the ocean of gifts,’ N. of a work by Malamāsa mentioned in the Saṃskāra-tattva by Raghu-nandana. —Dā- na-stuti, is, f. ‘praise of liberality,’ N. of a kind of hymn. —Dāna-hīna, as, ā, am, deprived of gifts. —Dāna-hemādri (°ma-ad°), N. of a work on oblations written under the patronage of Hemādri. —Dānādhikāra (°na-adh°), as, m., N. of a short Buddhist work on alms-giving. [ID=22072]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Giving, gifting, or charity.
दान (dāna) [Printed book page 2-082]
Dāna — a dharma;1 a śiṣṭācāra;2 three kinds of; superior, middling and inferior; the first and last of which are called respectively jyeṣṭha and kaniṣṭha; the lower and the higher not fit for one's own welfare; the middling is the equal dis- tribution among the deserving; the superior gift leads to Mokṣa and the inferior to one's own welfare;3 he who per- forms sacrifice by ill-gotten wealth does not attain the fruits thereof; his gifts are not for dharma but only for show; but well-earned money given to right men without expecting fruits, merits Bhoga while Satya leads to heaven;4 the mak- ing of, in a śrāddha and the fruits thereof;5 one of the upāyas of a king; even Gods are brought under control by gifts; sixteen kinds of; done by Kāma, Ambarīṣa, Pṛthu, Prahlāda and others;6 the vidhi of, enquired by Manu from the Matsya.7 Incumbent on all castes8 useless if given to a non- śrotriya;9 conditions appropriate to.10
[Footnote: 1) Vā. 23. 101.]
[Footnote: 2) Br. II. 32. 41.]
[Footnote: 3) Ib. II. 32. 54-56; Vā. 59. 49-50.]
[Footnote: 4) Ib. 67. 27; 91. 106-12; 104. 14.]
[Footnote: 5) Br. III. 4. 24; 16. 1.]
[Footnote: 6) M. 222. 2; 224. 1-4; 246. 25-7; 274 (whole).]
[Footnote: 7) Ib. 2. 23.]
[Footnote: 8) Vi. III. 8. 22.]
[Footnote: 9) Ib. V. 38. 30.]
[Footnote: 10) Vā. 91. 107-13.]
[ID=5924]
Dāna — a dharma;1 a śiṣṭācāra;2 three kinds of; superior, middling and inferior; the first and last of which are called respectively jyeṣṭha and kaniṣṭha; the lower and the higher not fit for one's own welfare; the middling is the equal dis- tribution among the deserving; the superior gift leads to Mokṣa and the inferior to one's own welfare;3 he who per- forms sacrifice by ill-gotten wealth does not attain the fruits thereof; his gifts are not for dharma but only for show; but well-earned money given to right men without expecting fruits, merits Bhoga while Satya leads to heaven;4 the mak- ing of, in a śrāddha and the fruits thereof;5 one of the upāyas of a king; even Gods are brought under control by gifts; sixteen kinds of; done by Kāma, Ambarīṣa, Pṛthu, Prahlāda and others;6 the vidhi of, enquired by Manu from the Matsya.7 Incumbent on all castes8 useless if given to a non- śrotriya;9 conditions appropriate to.10
[Footnote: 1) Vā. 23. 101.]
[Footnote: 2) Br. II. 32. 41.]
[Footnote: 3) Ib. II. 32. 54-56; Vā. 59. 49-50.]
[Footnote: 4) Ib. 67. 27; 91. 106-12; 104. 14.]
[Footnote: 5) Br. III. 4. 24; 16. 1.]
[Footnote: 6) M. 222. 2; 224. 1-4; 246. 25-7; 274 (whole).]
[Footnote: 7) Ib. 2. 23.]
[Footnote: 8) Vi. III. 8. 22.]
[Footnote: 9) Ib. V. 38. 30.]
[Footnote: 10) Vā. 91. 107-13.]
[ID=5924]
— The Purana Index
Giving or gifting.
दान (dāna) [Printed book page 1-350]
1. Dāna, ‘giving,’ ‘gift,’ is a word of frequent occurrence in the Rigveda, especially in the Dāna-stutis1 (‘Praises of Gifts’) of generous patrons (see Dakṣiṇā). One of the characteristics of the Brāhmaṇa is his right to receive gifts, which it is obligatory on the other castes to present.2 The gift of a daughter (kanyāyā dānam) was a form of marriage3 (see Vivāha), because in it the girl was ‘given’ away by her father or brother.
[Footnote: 1) The term seems first to occur in the Bṛhaddevatā, vi. 45, 92, and in similar works.]
[Footnote: 2) Satapatha Brāhmaṇa, xi. 5, 7, 1; Weber, Indische Studien, 10, 47-61.]
[Footnote: 3) Nirukta, iii. 4.]
[ID=1285]
1. Dāna, ‘giving,’ ‘gift,’ is a word of frequent occurrence in the Rigveda, especially in the Dāna-stutis1 (‘Praises of Gifts’) of generous patrons (see Dakṣiṇā). One of the characteristics of the Brāhmaṇa is his right to receive gifts, which it is obligatory on the other castes to present.2 The gift of a daughter (kanyāyā dānam) was a form of marriage3 (see Vivāha), because in it the girl was ‘given’ away by her father or brother.
[Footnote: 1) The term seems first to occur in the Bṛhaddevatā, vi. 45, 92, and in similar works.]
[Footnote: 2) Satapatha Brāhmaṇa, xi. 5, 7, 1; Weber, Indische Studien, 10, 47-61.]
[Footnote: 3) Nirukta, iii. 4.]
[ID=1285]
— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects
Nourishing, Cherishing, Protection
3 definitions
1. A gift, donation, or present.
2. The fluid flowing from an elephant's temples in rut.
3. Nourishing or cherishing.
4. Purification.
5. Cutting or dividing.
6. Beating or striking.
7. Wild honey.
दा (dā)न (dāna) n. (-नं (-naṃ))
1 Gift, giving, donation.
2 The fluid that flows from the temples of an elephant in rut.
3 Nourishing, cherishing.
4 Purification.
5 Cutting, dividing.
6 A present, a special gift.
7 Beating, striking.
8 Wild honey.
E. दा (dā) to give, or दो (do) to cut, affix ल्युट् (lyuṭ).
[ID=18794]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Giving or delivering. 2. A gift or present. 3. Liberality or charity. 4. Bribery. 5. The juice flowing from the temples of an elephant during rut. 6. Cutting or dividing. 7. Purification. 8. Protection. 9. Pasture.
दान (dāna) [Printed book page 329-25]
दान (dāna) n. 1. Giving, delivering, K.S. v.15; 2. a gift, a present, Bg. xvii.20; 3. liberality, charity, R. i.69; 4. bribery as one of the four means by which a king overpowers his enemies (in civil polity) See उपायचतुष्टय (upāyacatuṣṭaya); 5. the juice flowing from the temples of an elephant, rut, ichor, R. ii.7, iv.45, v.43; 6. cutting, dividing; 7. purification; 8. protection; 9. pasture. [ID=16712]
दान (dāna) n. 1. Giving, delivering, K.S. v.15; 2. a gift, a present, Bg. xvii.20; 3. liberality, charity, R. i.69; 4. bribery as one of the four means by which a king overpowers his enemies (in civil polity) See उपायचतुष्टय (upāyacatuṣṭaya); 5. the juice flowing from the temples of an elephant, rut, ichor, R. ii.7, iv.45, v.43; 6. cutting, dividing; 7. purification; 8. protection; 9. pasture. [ID=16712]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Giving or donation. 2. The fluid flowing from the temples of an elephant in rut. 3. Nourishing. 4. Purification. 5. Cutting or dividing. 6. Striking. 7. Wild honey.
दा (dā)न (dāna)
n. (-नं (-naṃ))
1. Gift, giving, donation.
2. The fluid that flows from the temples of an elephant in rut.
3. Nourishing, cherishing.
4. Purification.
5. Cutting, dividing.
6. A present, a special gift.
7. Beating, striking.
8. Wild honey.
E. दा (dā) to give, or दो (do) to cut, affix ल्युट् । (lyuṭ .)
[ID=18779]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Rut-fluid of an Elephant
3 definitions
rut fluid flowing from an elephant's temples
rut-fluid (which flows from an elephant's temples), MBh.; Hariv. &c. [ID=91369]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
fragrant secretion from the temples of elephants in rut
दान (dāna) 3. dā‿ana, n. [√2. dā] fragrant secretion
from the temples of elephants in rut,
temple-juice. [ID=9180]
from the temples of elephants in rut,
temple-juice. [ID=9180]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
the rut and rut-fluid of an animal
4 दान (dāna) n. the rut (of an animal) & the rut-fluid (flowing from an elephant's temples in the time of rutting). [ID=13519]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Cutting, Splitting, Physical Division
2 definitions
cutting off, splitting, dividing
(H2) [Printed book page 474,3]
2. दान (dāna) n. cutting off, splitting, dividing, L. [ID=91367]
2. दान (dāna) n. cutting off, splitting, dividing, L. [ID=91367]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
1. Cutting or dividing. 2. Pasture.
3 दान (dāna) n. cutting, dividing; pasture. [ID=13518]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Imparting Knowledge, Teaching
2 definitions
communicating, imparting, teaching
communicating, imparting, teaching (cf. ब्रह्म- (brahma-)) [ID=91244]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
imparting, communicating, liberality
imparting, communicating, liberality [ID=91371]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Purification
2 definitions
purification
(H2) [Printed book page 475,1]
3. दान (dāna) n. purification, L. [ID=91473]
3. दान (dāna) n. purification, L. [ID=91473]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
purification
[Printed book page 0408-c]
3. dāna, am, n. purification; [cf. 1. ava-dāna.] [ID=22121]
3. dāna, am, n. purification; [cf. 1. ava-dāna.] [ID=22121]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Abandonment, Giving Up (of life, self, etc.)
1 definition
giving up
giving up (cf. प्राण- (prāṇa-), आत्म- (ātma-), शरीर- (śarīra-), Pañcatantra (Title) ii ) [ID=91243]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Addition
1 definition
adding or addition
adding, addition (VarBṛS.) [ID=91246]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Bribery
1 definition
bribery
bribery, Manu-smṛti (Title) vii, 198 (cf. उपा (upā)य (ya)). [ID=91250]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Chariot Horse (Vedic context)
1 definition
a chariot horse
[Printed book page 1-351]
3. Dāna is in three passages of the Rigveda1 held by Roth to designate a chariot horse.
[Footnote: 1) v. 27, 5; vii. 18, 23; viii. 46, 24. But in all these cases ‘gifts’ seems an adequate version, ‘horses’ being under- stood.]
[ID=1287]
3. Dāna is in three passages of the Rigveda1 held by Roth to designate a chariot horse.
[Footnote: 1) v. 27, 5; vii. 18, 23; viii. 46, 24. But in all these cases ‘gifts’ seems an adequate version, ‘horses’ being under- stood.]
[ID=1287]
— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects
Giving in Marriage
1 definition
giving in marriage
giving in marriage (cf. कन्या- (kanyā-)) [ID=91242]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Liberality, Generosity, Charity
1 definition
liberality
liberality (cf. 2. दान (dāna)) [ID=91249]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Pasture, Meadow
1 definition
pasture, meadow
pasture, meadow, RV. [ID=91368]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Religious Oblation, Sacrificial Offering
1 definition
oblation
oblation (cf. उदक- (udaka-), हविर्- (havir-)) [ID=91248]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Restitution, Repayment
1 definition
paying back or restoring
paying back, restoring, Mn.; Yājñ. [ID=91245]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.