Yogadana, Yogadāna, Yoga-dana: 6 definitions

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Yogadana 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yogadāna (योगदान).—

1) communicating the Yoga doctrine.

2) a fraudulent gift.

Derivable forms: yogadānam (योगदानम्).

Yogadāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yoga and dāna (दान).

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

Yogadāna (योगदान).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. A fraudulent gift. 2. Communicating the Yoga doctrine. E. yoga, dāna gift.

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

Yogadāna (योगदान).—n. a fraudulent gift, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 165.

Yogadāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yoga and dāna (दान).

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

1) Yogadāna (योगदान):—[=yoga-dāna] [from yoga] n. gift of the Y°, communicating the Y° doctrine, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] a fraudulent gift

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

Yogadāna (योगदान):—[yoga-dāna] (naṃ) 1. n. A fraudulent gift; giving a knowledge of Yoga.

context information

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.

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Nepali dictionary

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Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Yogadāna (योगदान):—n. cooperation; help; assistance; contribution;

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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.

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