दान

See also: -दान and दाना

Hindi

Etymology

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From Sanskrit दान (dāna).

Noun

दान • (dān) m

1. gift, offering, something given

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Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दान (dāná).

Noun

दान • (dāna) n

1. gift

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• dāna (Latin script)
• 𑀤𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• দান (Bengali script)
• දාන (Sinhalese script)
• ဒါန or ၻႃၼ (Burmese script)
• ทาน or ทานะ (Thai script)
• ᨴᩤᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ທານ or ທານະ (Lao script)
• ទាន (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

दान n

1. Devanagari script form of dāna

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Sanskrit

FWOTD – 15 December 2016

Etymology 1

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɑ́ː.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

दान • (dā́na) stem, n

1. gift, alms, donation
2. generosity, giving
3. (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.

Declension

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	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अन्नदान (annadāna)
• गोदान (godāna)

Descendants

• Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀤𑀸𑀦 (dāna) (Girnar)
  • • Sylheti: ꠖꠣꠘ (dan)
• • • Old Gujarati: दाण (dāṇa)
      • Gujarati: દાણ (dāṇ)
  • • Old Hindi: दान (dāna)
      • Braj: दान (dān)
      • Hindi: दान (dān)
• Pali: dāna
  • → Burmese: ဒါန (dana.)
  • → Khmer: ទាន (tiən)
  • → Lao: ທານ (thān)
  • → Mon: ဒါန်
  • → Thai: ทาน (taan)
• → Balinese: ᬤᬵᬦ (dana)
• → Khmer: ទាន (tiən)
• → Lao: ທານ (thān)
• → Malay: dana
  • Indonesian: dana
• → Middle Chinese: 旦那 (MC tanH na), 檀那 (MC dan na)
  • Chinese: 檀那 (tánnà)

    Mandarin: 檀那 (tánnà)

  • → Japanese: 旦那 (danna)
• → Old Gujarati: दान (dāna)

Etymology 2

From √dā, variant of √do ("divide, cut, reap, mow"). Cognate to Ancient Greek δαίω (daíō, “to divide”).

Noun

दान • (dā́na) stem, n

1. cutting off, splitting, dividing
2. pasture, meadow

Declension

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	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “दान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 474/1.