दानम् _dānam

दानम् [दा-ल्युट्]

1 Giving, granting, teaching, &c. (in general); giving in marriage (cf. कन्यादान).

-2 Delivering, handing over.

-3 A gift, donation, present; Ms.2.158; दातव्यमिति यद्दान दीयते$नुपकारिणे Bg.17.2; Y.3.274.

-4 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.

-5 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.

-6 Bribery, as one of the four Upāyas or expedients of overcoming one's enemy; see उपाय.

-7 Cutting, dividing.

-8 Purification, cleaning.

-9 Protection.

-1 Pasture.

-11 Adding; addition.

-नः Ved.

1 Distribution (of food), meal, especially a sacrificial meal.

-2 Part, possession, share.

-3 A distributor.

-Comp. -काम a. liberal.

-कुल्या the flow of rut from an elephant's tem- ples.

-तोयम् दानवारि q. v.

-धर्मः alms-giving, charity.

-पतिः 1 an exceedingly liberal man.

-2 Akrūra, a friend of Kṛiṣṇa; Bhāg.1.36.29.

-पत्रम् a deed of gifts.

-पात्रम् 'a worthy recipient', a Brāhmaṇa fit to receive gifts.

-पारमिता perfection of liberality.

-प्राति- भाव्यम् security for payment of a debt.

-भिन्न a. made hostile by bribes; लुब्धानुजीविकैरेष दानभिन्नैर्निहन्यते H.4.39.

-वज्रः an epithet of the Vaiśyas or men of the third tribe; वैश्या वै दानवज्राश्च Mb.1.17.52.

-वर्षिन् an ele- phant in rut, infatuated elephant; दानवर्षी कृताशंसो नागराज इवाबभौ Ki.15.45.

-वार् n. libation of water.

-वारि n., ichor flowing from the temples of elephants.

-वीरः 1 a very liberal man.

-2 (In Rhet.) the sentiment of heroism arising out of liberality, the sentiment of chivalrous liberality, e. g. Paraśurāma who gave away the earth with its seven continents; cf. 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.

-शाला hall for almsgiving.

-शील, -शूर, -शौण्ड a. exceedingly liberal or munificent; निर्गुणो$पि विमुखो न भूपतेर्दानशौण्डमनसः पुरो$भवत् Śi.14.46.