pradAnaM 1 Giving, granting, bestowing, offering; vara°, agni°, kAzWa° &c. 2 Giving away in marriage; vEKAnasaM kimanayA vratamApradAnAdvyApAraroDi Badanasya nizovetavyaM Ś. 1. 27. 3 Imparting, instructing; vidyA° . 4 A gift, donation, present. 5 A goad. 6 An oblation. Comp. — SUraH a very munificent man, donor.