dAnaM [ dA-lyuw ] 1 Giving, granting, teaching, &c. (in general). 2 Delivering, handing over. 3 A gift, donation, present; Ms. 2. 158 ; Bg. 17. 20 ; Y. 3. 274. 4 Liberality, charity, giving away as charity, munificence; R. 1. 69 ; Bh. 2. 43. 5 Ichor or the juice that exudes from the temples of an elephant in rut; sadAnatoyena vizARi nAgaH Śi. 4. 63 ; Ki. 5. 9 ; V. 4. 25 ; Pt. 2. 70 (where the word has sense 4 also); R. 2. 7 , 4. 45 , 5. 43. 6 Bribery, as one of the four Upāyas or expedients of overcoming one's enemy; see upAya . 7 Cutting, dividing. 8 Purification, cleaning. 9 Protection. 10 Pasture. 11 Adding. — naH Ved. 1 Distribution (of food), meal, especially a sacrificial meal. 2 Part, possession, share. 3 A distributor. Comp. — kAma a. liberal. — kulyA the flow of rut from an elephant's temples. — DarmaH alms-giving, charity. — patiH 1 an exceedingly liberal man. 2 Akrūra, a friend of Kṛṣṇa. — patraM a deed of gifts. — pAtraM ‘a worthy recipient’, a Brāhmaṇa fit to receive gifts. — prAtiBAvyaM security for payment of a debt. — Binna a. made hostile by bribes. — vajraH an epithet of the Vaiśyas or men of the third tribe. — vAri n. , — toyaM ichor flowing from the temples of elephants. — vIraH 1 a very liberal man. 2 (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. ( pb ) under dAnavIraH-kiyadidamaDikaM me yaddvijAyArTayitre kavacamaramaRIyaM kuMqalaM cArpayAmi . akaruRamavakftya drAkkfpARana niryadbahalaruDiraDAraM mOlimAvedayAmi .. . — SIla, -SUra, -SOMqa , a. exceedingly liberal or munificent.