Danashila, Dānasīla, Dana-sila, Danasila, Dānaśīla, Dana-shila: 18 definitions
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Danashila means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Dānaśīla can be transliterated into English as Danasila or Danashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Dānaśīla (दानशील) refers to a type of profession mentioned in the Śukranītisāra 2.128-188.—The Śukranītisāra is a Sanskrit work on ethics by Śukrācārya comprised of four chapters. The second chapter (uvarājādikṛtya, “the duties of the royal princes and the like”) describes a large number of varied topics, eg., it contains observations on the ministers, priests, sacive, treasury, a large number of officers and employees (such as a Dānaśīla).
Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Dānaśīla (दानशील) refers to “those who are liberally disposed” and represents a characteristic of “competent witnesses” (in the ancient Indian judicial system), according to the Yājñavalkya-smṛti and its commentaries such as the Mitākṣarā (by Vijñāneśvara Bhikṣu) and Vīramitrodaya (by Mitramiśra).—Accordingly, [in verse 2.68ff] “Men devoted to religious austerities, men liberally disposed (dānaśīla), men of high families, truthful men, men (chiefly) devoted to religious observances, straightforward men, men blessed with sons, and men possessed of wealth are to be known as competent witnesses (sākṣin), (provided they are) not less than three, and devoted to the performance of Śrauta and Smārta rites; each respectively according to their caste or class, or all for all (castes and classes)”.
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.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Danashila (100-20 BCE) of Kashmir visited Tibet and translated more than 100 Buddhist texts in Tibetan language under the patronage of Tibetan King Khri-lde-sron-btsan. Danashila also authored Mahavyutpati.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
dānasīla : (adj.) fond of giving.
Dānasīla—liberal disposition PvA.89; usually as adāna-sīla (adj.) of miserly character, neglecting the duty of giving alms Sn.244; Pv.II, 83 (°ā na saddahaṇti dānaphalaṃ hoti paramhi loke); PvA.45 (=adāyaka), 59 (+maccharin), 68 (id.). (Page 318)
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Dānasīla refers to: liberal disposition PvA.89; usually as adāna-sīla (adj.) of miserly character, neglecting the duty of giving alms Sn.244; Pv.II, 83 (°ā na saddahaṇti dānaphalaṃ hoti paramhi loke); PvA.45 (=adāyaka), 59 (+maccharin), 68 (id.). (Page 318)
Note: dānasīla is a Pali compound consisting of the words dāna and sīla.
dānasīla (ဒါနသီလ) [(na) (န)]—
[dāna+sīla.]
[ဒါန+သီလ။]
[Pali to Burmese]
dānasīla—
(Burmese text): (၁) ဒါန (နှင့်) သီလ။ (တိ) (၂) ပေး-လှူ-ခြင်း-အလေ့-သဘော-ရှိသော၊သူ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Dana (and) Sila. (2) A person who has the habit of giving and generosity.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
dānaśīla (दानशील).—a (S) Liberal, generous, disposed to give.
dānaśīla (दानशील).—n Liberal, generous, disposed to give.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Dānaśīla (दानशील).—a. exceedingly liberal or munificent; निर्गुणोऽपि विमुखो न भूपतेर्दानशौण्डमनसः पुरोऽभवत् (nirguṇo'pi vimukho na bhūpaterdānaśauṇḍamanasaḥ puro'bhavat) Śiśupālavadha 14.46.
Dānaśīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dāna and śīla (शील). See also (synonyms): dānaśūra, dānaśauṇḍa.
Dānaśīla (दानशील).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Liberal, munificent. E. dāna giving, śīla addicted to.
Dānaśīla (दानशील).—adj. liberal, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 48.
Dānaśīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dāna and śīla (शील).
Dānaśīla (दानशील).—[adjective] of liberal disposition, munificent.
1) Dānaśīla (दानशील):—[=dāna-śīla] [from dāna > dā] mfn. liberally disposed, [Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a translator of [Lalita-vistara]
Dānaśīla (दानशील):—[dāna-śīla] (laḥ-lā-laṃ) a. Liberal.
Dānaśīla (दानशील):—(1. dāna + śīla)
1) adj. freigebig, mildthätig [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 351.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 48.] [Mahābhārata 5, 4082.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines der Uebersetzer des Lalitavistara in’s Tibetische [Rgva tch’er rol pa 408]; vgl. [WASSILJEW 268.]
Dānaśīla (दानशील):——
1) Adj. freigebig , mildthätig. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Dānaśīla (ದಾನಶೀಲ):—[adjective] being charitable, generous in donating.
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Dānaśīla (ದಾನಶೀಲ):—[noun] a man who is generous in donating.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Shila, Dana, Tana.
Starts with (+0): Danashilatapabhavanakulaka, Danashilate.
Full-text (+21): Adanasila, Danasilasamvannana, Danasilupanissaya, Danasilavimukha, Danasilakatha, Paramita, Tanacilam, Adanapakatika, Adanadhimutta, Kiriya Sutta, Danapakatika, Dana, Dhana Vagga, Shakyaprabha, Danashaunda, Danashura, Grammar, Lexicography, Prosody, Linguistics.
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