दानम् [dānam] [दा-ल्युट्]
Giving, granting, teaching, &c. (in general); giving in marriage (cf. 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.
-नः Ved.
Distribution (of food), meal, especially a sacrificial meal.
Part, possession, share.
A distributor. -Comp.
-काम a. a. liberal.
-कुल्या the flow of rut from an elephant's temples.
-तोयम् दानवारि q. v.
-धर्मः alms-giving, charity.
पतिः an exceedingly liberal man.
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. 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 elephant in rut, infatuated elephant; दानवर्षी कृताशंसो नागराज इवाबभौ
[Ki.15.45.] -वार् n. n. libation of water.
-वारि n. n., ichor flowing from the temples of elephants.
वीरः a very liberal man.
(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. a. exceedingly liberal or munificent; निर्गुणोऽपि विमुखो न भूपतेर्दानशौण्डमनसः पुरोऽभवत्
[Śi.14.46.]