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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhanādāna (धनादान).—acceptance of money; Manusmṛti 11.69.

Derivable forms: dhanādānam (धनादानम्).

Dhanādāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhana and ādāna (आदान).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhanādāna (धनादान).—n.

(-naṃ) Acceptance of money. E. dhana and ādāna taking.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhanādāna (धनादान).—[neuter] acceptance of money.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhanādāna (धनादान):—[from dhana > dhan] n. acceptance of money, [Manu-smṛti xi, 69]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhanādāna (धनादान):—[dhanā+dāna] (naṃ) 1. n. The taking or acceptance of money.

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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: Dhana, Adana, Atana, Tana.

Starts with: Dhanadananibandhana.

Full-text: Dhanadananibandhana, Apatrikarana, Adana.

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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 11.69 < [Section VI - Offences: their Classification]

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