दान
HindiEdit
PronunciationEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
दान • (dān) m
DeclensionEdit
Declension of दान (masc cons-stem)
Old GujaratiEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Sanskrit दान (dāná).
NounEdit
दान • (dāna) n
PaliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Alternative forms
NounEdit
दान n
- Devanagari script form of dāna (“gift”)
DeclensionEdit
Declension table of "दान" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | दानं (dānaṃ) | दानानि (dānāni) |
| Accusative (second) | दानं (dānaṃ) | दानानि (dānāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | दानेन (dānena) | दानेहि (dānehi) or दानेभि (dānebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | दानस्स (dānassa) or दानाय (dānāya) or दानत्थं (dānatthaṃ) | दानानं (dānānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | दानस्मा (dānasmā) or दानम्हा (dānamhā) or दाना (dānā) | दानेहि (dānehi) or दानेभि (dānebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | दानस्स (dānassa) | दानानं (dānānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | दानस्मिं (dānasmiṃ) or दानम्हि (dānamhi) or दाने (dāne) | दानेसु (dānesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | दान (dāna) | दानानि (dānāni) |
SanskritEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From the root दा (dā) + -अन (-ana), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom (“gift”), from *deh₃- (“to give”) (whence ददाति (dádāti, “he gives”)). Cognate with Latin dōnum (“gift”), Latin dō (“give”) and Old Irish dán (“poem”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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):
DeclensionEdit
| Neuter a-stem declension of दान (dā́na) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀤𑀸𑀦 (dāna) (Girnar)
- Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
- Sylheti: ꠖꠣꠘ (dan)
- Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀤𑀸𑀦 (dāna)
- Pali: dāna
- → Balinese: ᬤᬵᬦ (dana)
- → Khmer: ទាន (tiən)
- → Lao: ທານ (thān)
- → Malay: dana
- Indonesian: dana
- → Middle Chinese: 旦那 (MC tɑnH nɑ), 檀那 (MC dɑn nɑ)
- → Old Gujarati: दान (dāna)
- → Punjabi: ਦਾਨ (dān)
Etymology 2Edit
From √dā, variant of √do ("divide, cut, reap, mow"). Cognate to Ancient Greek δαίω (daíō, “to divide”).
NounEdit
दान • (dā́na) n
- cutting off, splitting, dividing
- pasture, meadow
DeclensionEdit
| Neuter a-stem declension of दान (dā́na) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 readingEdit
- Monier Williams (1899), “दान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 474/1.