Vidyadana, Vidyādāna, Vidya-dana: 7 definitions
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Vidyadana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study (dharma)Vidyādāna (विद्यादान) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVidyādāna (विद्यादान).—teaching, imparting instruction.
Derivable forms: vidyādānam (विद्यादानम्).
Vidyādāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vidyā and dāna (दान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidyādāna (विद्यादान).—n.
(-naṃ) Giving knowledge or science. E. vidyā, dāna giving.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidyādāna (विद्यादान):—[=vidyā-dāna] [from vidyā > vid] n. the imparting of kn°, instruction in sc° ([especially] sacred sc°), [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidyādāna (विद्यादान):—[vidyā-dāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Impartation of knowledge.
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVidyādāna (ವಿದ್ಯಾದಾನ):—[noun] a giving of knowledge or helping another get education.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVidyādāna (विद्यादान):—n. teaching;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vidya, Dana, Tana.
Starts with: Vidyadanadhyaya.
Full-text: Vidyaadan, Shayyadana, Tiladana, Dipadana, Vasadana, Annadana, Bhumidana, Yanadana, Dhanyadana, Dana.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.14.77 < [Chapter 14 - The Lord’s Travel to East Bengal and the Disappearance of Lakṣmīpriyā]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
4. The rivers in the minor Upaniṣads < [Chapter 4 - The Rivers in the Āraṇyaka and Upaniṣadic Literature]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 131 - The Greatness of Nāgeśvara (nāga-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 72 - The Greatness of Maṇināgeśvara (maṇināga-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
1.D: Dāna in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 2]
1.A: Dāna in the Vedic Period < [Chapter 2]
2. Concept of Dāna in Land Grants during Early and Early Medieval Periods < [Chapter 2]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
5.4. Syanandurapuravarnana-samuccaya < [Chapter 2 - Historical details from Mahatmyas and Prashastis]