दान
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀡 (dāṇa), from Sanskrit दान (dāna).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editदान • (dān) m (Urdu spelling دان)
Declension
editOld Gujarati
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit दान (dāná).
Noun
editदान • (dāna) n
Pali
editAlternative forms
editAlternative scripts
Noun
editदान n
- Devanagari script form of dāna (“gift”)
Declension
editDeclension table of "दान" (neuter)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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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) |
Sanskrit
editAlternative scripts
editAlternative scripts
- দান (Assamese script)
- ᬤᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
- দান (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ဒါန (Burmese script)
- દાન (Gujarati script)
- ਦਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ದಾನ (Kannada script)
- ទាន (Khmer script)
- ທານ (Lao script)
- ദാന (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᠠ᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଦାନ (Odia script)
- ꢣꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
- දාන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
- த³ாந (Tamil script)
- దాన (Telugu script)
- ทาน (Thai script)
- དཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom (“gift”), from *deh₃- (“to give”). Cognate with Latin dōnum (“gift”), Old Irish dán (“gift”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editदान • (dā́na) stem, 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
editNeuter 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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Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Borrowings
- → Balinese: ᬤᬵᬦ (dana)
- → English: dana
- → Classical Malay: dana
- → Middle Chinese: 旦那 (MC tanH na), 檀那 (MC dan na)
- → Old Javanese: dāna
- → Old Gujarati: दान (dāna)
- → Punjabi: ਦਾਨ (dān)/ دان (dān)
Etymology 2
editFrom √dā, variant of √do ("divide, cut, reap, mow"). Cognate to Ancient Greek δαίω (daíō, “to divide”).
Noun
editदान • (dā́na) stem, n
- cutting off, splitting, dividing
- pasture, meadow
Declension
editNeuter 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
edit- Monier Williams (1899) “दान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 474/1.
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