दानम्

{ dānam }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

DĀNAM    gift. In ancient india a spiritual significance was attached to dānam. ( offering of a free gift). one who gave water was said to achieve contentment; one who gave food, eternal happiness; one who gave land, government of the country; one who gave gold would attain longevity; one who gave a house would get domestic felicity; one who gave silver would get physical beauty; one who gave clothes would reach candraloka; one who gave a horse would attain the world of the Aśvinīdevas; one who gave bulls would get prosperity; one who gave cows would reach sūryaloka; according to Manusmṛti. Vāridastṛptimāpnoti Sukhamakṣayyamannadaḥ / Tilapradaḥ prajāmiṣṭāṁ Dīpadaścakṣuruttamam // Bhūmido Bhūmimāpnoti Dīrghamāyur hiraṇyadaḥ / Gṛhadogryāṇi veśmāni Rūpyado rūpamuttamam // Vāsodaścandrasālokya- Maśvisālokyamaśvadaḥ / Anaḍuddaḥ Śriyampuṣṭām Godo bradhnasya viṣṭapam // [Manusmṛti, Chapter 4] . according to manu, the Ācārya, the rewards obtained by offering the following articles as “Dānam” are as follows:--
articles offered as Dānam -> reward obtained by dātā ( giver).
vehicle- bed ->Virtuous wife.
refuge ( shelter) -> prosperity.
corn -> eternal happiness.
Brahmajñāna ->Brahmasāyujya.
( see also Nakṣatrayoga and Merudāna).

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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.]

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

 noun  केनचित् दत्तम् वा कस्मादपि प्राप्तं वस्तु।   Ex. जीवनम् ईश्वरात् प्राप्तं दानम् इति जनाः मन्यन्ते।

ONTOLOGY:

वस्तु (Object) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

उत्सर्जनम् उपसत्तिः उपसदः अनुप्रदानम् इज्यः उत्सर्गः अंहितिः उपहारकम् उपायनम् अंहतिः

Wordnet:

bd बिहोथाय

guj ભેટ

hin देन

kan ಋಣ

kas تحفہٕ

kok देणगी

mar देणगी

mni ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯜ

nep वरदान

ori ଦାନ

pan ਦਾਤ

tel ఇవ్వడం

urd دین , تحفہ

 noun  दीयमानं वस्तु।   Ex. पण्डितः दाने एकां गावं तथा च कानिचन आभूषणानि प्राप्तवान्।

HYPONYMY:

अदत्तम् अतिदानम्

ONTOLOGY:

वस्तु (Object) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

asm দান

bd दान

ben দান

guj ભિક્ષા

hin दान

mar दान

mni ꯗꯥꯟ

ori ଦାନ

pan ਦਾਨ

tel దానము

urd خیرات , صدقہ , دان

 noun  धर्मार्थे श्रद्धया दत्तं धनम्।   Ex. उचिते काले दत्तं दानं फलदायकं भवति।

HYPONYMY:

क्षमादानम् अभयदानम् श्रमदानम् कन्यादानम् दक्षिणा गोदानम् अग्निहोत्रम् वितरणम् तुलापुरुषदानम् महादानम् वरदानम् गुप्तदानम् रक्तदानम्

ONTOLOGY:

शारीरिक कार्य ( physical) ➜ कार्य (Action) ➜ अमूर्त (Abstract) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

bd दान

ben দান

guj દાન

hin दान

kan ದಾನ

kas خٲرات , نِیاز

kok दान

mal ദാനം

mar दान

mni ꯗꯥꯟ

nep दान

ori ଦାନ

pan ਦਾਨ

tel దానం

urd خیرات , زکوة , عطیہ , چندہ , فطرہ

    see : मदः, प्रदानम्, वितरणम्, शिक्षणम्, वितरणम्