दान
Pali
Alternative forms
Sanskrit
FWOTD – 15 December 2016
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom (“gift”), from *deh₃- (“to give”) (whence ददाति (dádāti, “to give”)). Cognate with Latin dōnum (“gift”) and Old Irish dán (“poem”).
Noun
दान • (dā́na) n
- gift, alms, donation
- generosity, giving
- (Buddhism, Hinduism) the practice of cultivating generosity; dana
- Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, 5.2.3 (c. 700 BC):
- तदेतत्त्रयँ शिक्षेद् दमं दानं दयामिति
- tadetattrayam̐ śikṣed damaṃ dānaṃ dayāmiti
- Learn three cardinal virtues - self restraint, charity and compassion for all life.
- Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, 5.2.3 (c. 700 BC):
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of दान (dā́na) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | दानम् dā́nam |
दाने dā́ne |
दानानि / दाना¹ dā́nāni / dā́nā¹ |
Vocative | दान dā́na |
दाने dā́ne |
दानानि / दाना¹ dā́nāni / dā́nā¹ |
Accusative | दानम् dā́nam |
दाने dā́ne |
दानानि / दाना¹ dā́nāni / dā́nā¹ |
Instrumental | दानेन dā́nena |
दानाभ्याम् dā́nābhyām |
दानैः / दानेभिः¹ dā́naiḥ / dā́nebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | दानाय dā́nāya |
दानाभ्याम् dā́nābhyām |
दानेभ्यः dā́nebhyaḥ |
Ablative | दानात् dā́nāt |
दानाभ्याम् dā́nābhyām |
दानेभ्यः dā́nebhyaḥ |
Genitive | दानस्य dā́nasya |
दानयोः dā́nayoḥ |
दानानाम् dā́nānām |
Locative | दाने dā́ne |
दानयोः dā́nayoḥ |
दानेषु dā́neṣu |
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Descendants
Etymology
From √dā, variant of √do ("divide, cut, reap, mow"). Cognate to Ancient Greek δαίω (daíō, “to divide”).
Noun
दान • (dā́na) n
- cutting off, splitting, dividing
- pasture, meadow
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of दान (dā́na) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | दानम् dā́nam |
दाने dā́ne |
दानानि / दाना¹ dā́nāni / dā́nā¹ |
Vocative | दान dā́na |
दाने dā́ne |
दानानि / दाना¹ dā́nāni / dā́nā¹ |
Accusative | दानम् dā́nam |
दाने dā́ne |
दानानि / दाना¹ dā́nāni / dā́nā¹ |
Instrumental | दानेन dā́nena |
दानाभ्याम् dā́nābhyām |
दानैः / दानेभिः¹ dā́naiḥ / dā́nebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | दानाय dā́nāya |
दानाभ्याम् dā́nābhyām |
दानेभ्यः dā́nebhyaḥ |
Ablative | दानात् dā́nāt |
दानाभ्याम् dā́nābhyām |
दानेभ्यः dā́nebhyaḥ |
Genitive | दानस्य dā́nasya |
दानयोः dā́nayoḥ |
दानानाम् dā́nānām |
Locative | दाने dā́ne |
दानयोः dā́nayoḥ |
दानेषु dā́neṣu |
Notes |
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Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “दान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 474/1.
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