dāna दान dāná n. the act of giving, [RV.]; [ŚBr.]; [MBh.] &c. giving in marriage (cf. kanyā-) giving up (cf. prāṇa-, ātma-, śarīra-, [Pañc. ii]) communicating, imparting, teaching (cf. brahma-) paying back, restoring, [Mn.]; [Yājñ.] adding, addition ([VarBṛS.]) donation, gift [Lat. donum], [RV.]; [ŚBr.] &c. (°naṃdā, to offer a gift, [Mn.]; [Yājñ.]; [Hit.] &c.; °nam prayam, to bestow a gift, [Mn. iv, 234]) oblation (cf. udaka-, havir-) liberality (cf. 2. ) bribery, [Mn. vii, 198] (cf. upāya). dā́na n. cutting off, splitting, dividing, [L.] pasture, meadow, [RV.] rut-fluid (which flows from an elephant's temples), [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. dāná m. (only in [RV.], but cf. vasu-) distribution of food or of a sacrificial meal imparting, communicating, liberality part, share, possession distributor, dispenser, [RV. vii, 27, 4.] n. purification, [L.] dānakā दानका f. a partic. coin = 4 Paṇa Sch. N. of a drama. dānaka दानक n. a paltry gift dānavī दानवी (ī), f. a female D° dānava दानव dānavá m. (fr. 2. dā́nu) a class of demons often identified with the Daityas or Asuras and held to be implacable enemies of the gods or Devas, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (described as children of Danu and Kaśyapa, sometimes reckoned as 40 in number, [MBh. i, 252]; sometimes as 100 &c.) dānavá mf(I)n. belonging to the D°, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. dānatas दानतस् dāna—tas ind. through gifts, by liberality, [MW.] dānavār दानवार् dāna—vār n. libation of water, [Kāv.] dānavat दानवत् dā́na—vat (dā́°), mfn. having or bestowing gifts, liberal, [RV. viii, 32, 12]; [MBh. xiii, 55.] dānaśālā दानशाला dāna—śālā f. hall for almsgiving, [Subh. 127.] dānaśīla दानशील dāna—śīla mfn. liberally disposed, [Yājñ.]; [MBh.] dāna—śīla m. N. of a translator of [Lalit.] dānaśūra दानशूर dāna—śūra m. = -vīra, [Kathās.] N. of a Bodhisattva (v.l. sūra), [Buddh.] dānahīna दानहीन dāna—hīna mfn. deprived of gifts, [MW.] dānakāma दानकाम dā́na—kāma (dā́°), mfn. fond of giving, liberal, [TS.]; [TBr.] dānamaya दानमय dāna—maya mf(I)n. consisting in liberality, [L.] dānapara दानपर dāna—para mfn. devoted to liberality dānapati दानपति dāna—pati m. ‘liberality-lord’, munificent man, [MBh.]; [R.] N. of A-krūra, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] of a Daitya, [Hariv.] dānavāri दानवारि m. id., [L.] N. of Indra, [R. ii], [iii, 9] pl. the gods, [L.] dānavīra दानवीर dāna—vīra m. ‘liberality-hero’, munificent man, [Kathās.] (in rhet.) liberal heroism, [Bhar.] dānaveya दानवेय m. a Dānava or demon, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] dānavidhi दानविधि dāna—vidhi m. N. of wk. dānabhinna दानभिन्न dāna—bhinna mfn. set at variance by bribes, [Hit. iv, 39.] dānadharma दानधर्म dāna—dharma m. duty of liberality, [Mn.]; [Hit.] dānakhaṇḍa दानखण्ड dāna—khaṇḍa n. N. of part 1 of Hemādri's wk. dānaṃdadā दानंददा dāna—ṃ-dadā f. N. of an Apsaras or of a female Gandharva, [Kāraṇḍ.] dānaśālin दानशालिन् dāna—śālin mfn. rich in gifts wet with rut-fluid, [Siṃhās., Introd. 9.] dānaśauṇḍa दानशौण्ड dāna—śauṇḍa mfn. ‘intoxicated with giving’, very liberal, [L.] dānacyuta दानच्युत dāna—cyuta m. ‘one who has abandoned liberality’, N. of a man (g. kārtakaujapādi). dānapātra दानपात्र dāna—pātra n. ‘object of charity’, N. of a ch. of [PSarv.] dānastuti दानस्तुति dāna—stuti f. ‘praise of liberality’, N. of a kind of hymn. dānavajra दानवज्र dāna—vajra m. ‘whose weapon is liberality’ (said of Vaiśyas), [MBh. i, 6487.] dānavrata दानव्रत dāna—vrata mfn. devoted to liberality dāna—vrata m. pl. N. of inhabitants of Śāka-dvīpa, [Bh. v, 20, 28]. dānayogya दानयोग्य dāna—yogya mfn. worthy of a gift, [Daś.] dānakaumudī दानकौमुदी dāna—kaumudī f. N. of wk. dānamayūkha दानमयूख dāna—mayūkha m. N. of wk. dānaparatā दानपरता dāna—para—tā f. liberality, [Nāg. v, 29.] dānapattra दानपत्त्र dāna—pattra n. deed of gift, [MW.] dānasāgara दानसागर dāna—sāgara m. ‘gift-ocean’, N. of wk. dānavaśīkṛ दानवशीकृ dāna—vaśī-√ kṛ to make subject by bribery id. dānavaguru दानवगुरु dānava—guru m. preceptor of the D°, regent of planet Venus, [Var.] dānavapati दानवपति dānava—pati m. king of the D°, N. of Rāhu, [Bhartṛ.] = dānavarman दानवर्मन् dāna—varman m. ‘whose armour is liberality’, N. of a merchant, [Kathās.] dānavendra दानवेन्द्र m. chief of the D°, [MW.] dānadarpaṇa दानदर्पण dāna—darpaṇa m. N. of wk. dānahemādri दानहेमाद्रि dāna—hemādri m. = -khaṇḍa. dānakaustubha दानकौस्तुभ dāna—kaustubha m. n. N. of wk. dānamañjarī दानमञ्जरी dāna—mañjarī f. N. of wk. dānapaddhati दानपद्धति dāna—paddhati f. N. of wk. on the 16 offerings, [RTL. 415.] dānapaṭṭaka दानपट्टक dāna—paṭṭaka n. a deed of donation, [Rājat.] dānapradīpa दानप्रदीप dāna—pradīpa m. N. of wk. dānaprakāśa दानप्रकाश dāna—prakāśa m. N. of wk. dānapratibhū दानप्रतिभू dāna—pratibhū a surety for payment, [Mn. viii, 160] dānavapriyā दानवप्रिया dānava—priyā f. the betel plant, [L.] dānavavairin दानववैरिन् dānava—vairin m. enemy of the D°, N. of Śiva, [Siṃhās.] dānabhāgavata दानभागवत dāna—bhāgavata n. N. of wk. dānacandrikā दानचन्द्रिका dāna—candrikā f. N. of wk. dānadinakara दानदिनकर dāna—dinakara m. N. of wk. dānamanohara दानमनोहर dāna—manohara m. N. of wk. dānapāramitā दानपारमिता dāna—pāramitā f. perfection of liberality, [Kāraṇḍ.]; [Naiṣ.] dānapārijāta दानपारिजात dāna—pārijāta m. N. of wk. dānaparibhāṣā दानपरिभाषा dāna—paribhāṣā f. N. of wk. dānavapūjita दानवपूजित dānava—pūjita mfn. worshipped by the D° dānava—pūjita m. regent of Venus, [Var.] dānaviśodhana दानविशोधन dāna—viśodhana n. du. addition and subtraction, [VarBṛS.] dānavyatyāsa दानव्यत्यास dāna—vyatyāsa m. giving to a wrong person, [W.] dānadharmavidhi दानधर्मविधि dāna—dharma—vidhi m. N. of wk. on alms-giving. dānakalpataru दानकल्पतरु dāna—kalpa-taru m. N. of wk. dānaprakaraṇa दानप्रकरण dāna—prakaraṇa n. N. of wk. dānasaṃvanana दानसंवनन dāna—saṃvanana n. encouraging liberality, [R.] dānadharmādhyāya दानधर्माध्याय dāna—dhar°mādhyāya m. N. of wk. on alms-giving. dānakamalākara दानकमलाकर dāna—kamalākara m. N. of wk. dānakelikaumudī दानकेलिकौमुदी dāna—keli-kaumudī f. N. of wk. dānaprātibhāvya दानप्रातिभाव्य dāna—prātibhāvya n. security for payment, [W.] dānadharmakathana दानधर्मकथन dāna—dharma—kathana n. N. of wk. on alms-giving. dānakriyākaumudī दानक्रियाकौमुदी dāna—kriyā-kaumudī f. N. of wk. dānakusumāñjali दानकुसुमाञ्जलि dāna—kusumāñjali m. N. of wk.