dAyaH [ dA BAve-GaY ] 1 A gift, present, donation; rahasi ramate prItyA dAyaM dadAtyanuvartate Māl. 3. 2 ; prItidAyaH Māl. 4 ; Ms. 8. 199. 2 A nuptial present (given to the bride or the bridegroom). 3 Share, portion, inheritance, patrimony; anapatyasya putrasya mAtA dAyamavAptuyAt Ms. 9. 217 , 77 , 164 , 203. 4 A part or share in general. 5 Delivering, handing over. 6 Dividing, distributing. 7 Loss, destruction. 8 Irony. 9 Site, place. 10 Alms given to a student at his initiation, &c. Comp. — apavartanaM forfeiture of inheritance; Ms. 9. 79. — arha a. claiming inheritance. — AdaH [ dAyamAdatte, AdA-ka ] 1 one entitled to a share of patrimony, an heir; pumAndAyAdo'dAyAdA strI Nir. ; Y. 2. 118 ; Ms. 8. 160. 2 a son. 3 a relative, kinsman near or remote, a distant descendant. 4 a claimant or pretender in general; gavAM gozu vA dAyAdaH Sk. — AdA, -dI 1 an heiress. 2 a daughter. — AdyaM 1 inheritance. 2 the state of being an inheritor. — kAlaH the time of the partition of an inheritance. — baMDuH 1 a partner in the inheritance. 2 a brother. — BAgaH division of property among heirs, partition (of inheritance).