Bhumidana, Bhūmidāna, Bhumi-dana: 8 definitions
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Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study (dharma)Bhūmidāna (भूमिदान) refers to one of the various types of gifts (dāna) according to the Dharmaśāstra taught in the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the gift to the poor is highly extolled by the compiler of the Saurapurāṇa. Then the text describes bhūmidāna, vidyādāna, annadāna, jaladāna, tiladāna, vāsadāna, dīpadāna, yānadāna, śayyādāna, dhānyadāna etc. along with their accruing results. [...] Thus it appears that the Saurapurāṇa lays emphasis on dāna to the devotees of Śiva and categorically says that if somebody surpassing śivabhaktas donates to others, his dāna becomes futile and he goes to hell.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhūmidāna (भूमिदान).—a grant of land.
Derivable forms: bhūmidānam (भूमिदानम्).
Bhūmidāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhūmi and dāna (दान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhūmidāna (भूमिदान).—n.
(-naṃ) Donation of landed property. E. bhūmi and dāna gift.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhūmidāna (भूमिदान).—[neuter] donation of land.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumBhūmidāna (भूमिदान) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—the ninth Pariśiṣṭa of the Av. W. p. 90.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhūmidāna (भूमिदान):—[=bhūmi-dāna] [from bhūmi > bhū] n. donation of landed property, [Catalogue(s)]
2) [v.s. ...] the 9th, [Atharva-veda.Pariś.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhūmidāna (भूमिदान):—[bhūmi-dāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Gift of land.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhumi, Dana, Tana.
Ends with: Suvarnabhumidana.
Full-text: Kshiti-dana, Shayyadana, Vidyadana, Annadana, Tiladana, Dipadana, Vasadana, Yanadana, Dhanyadana, Dana.
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Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
4. Ritual Gift as a Mode of Expiation < [Chapter 4 - Socio-Cultural aspects of Expiatory Rites]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 14 - General charitable gifts < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 133 - The Glory of Kaubera and other Tīrthas < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]