गोदान

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See also: गोदना

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Etymology 1

गो (go, cow) +‎ दान (dāna, giving)

Noun

गोदान (gódāna) stemn

  1. gift of a cow (MBh., R., PSarv.)
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of गोदान
Nom. sg. गोदानम् (godānam)
Gen. sg. गोदानस्य (godānasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गोदानम् (godānam) गोदाने (godāne) गोदानानि (godānāni)
Vocative गोदान (godāna) गोदाने (godāne) गोदानानि (godānāni)
Accusative गोदानम् (godānam) गोदाने (godāne) गोदानानि (godānāni)
Instrumental गोदानेन (godānena) गोदानाभ्याम् (godānābhyām) गोदानैः (godānaiḥ)
Dative गोदानाय (godānāya) गोदानाभ्याम् (godānābhyām) गोदानेभ्यः (godānebhyaḥ)
Ablative गोदानात् (godānāt) गोदानाभ्याम् (godānābhyām) गोदानेभ्यः (godānebhyaḥ)
Genitive गोदानस्य (godānasya) गोदानयोः (godānayoḥ) गोदानानाम् (godānānām)
Locative गोदाने (godāne) गोदानयोः (godānayoḥ) गोदानेषु (godāneṣu)
Descendants
  • Telugu: గోదానము (gōdānamu)

Etymology 2

Noun

गोदान (godāna) stemn

  1. equivalent to गोदानमङ्गल (godānamaṅgala), a ceremony in which a youth's beard is shaved (ĀśvGṛ., Kauś., ŚāṅkhGṛ., Gobh., Gaut., R.)
  2. beard, side-hair (KātyŚr., PārGṛ.)
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of गोदान
Nom. sg. गोदानम् (godānam)
Gen. sg. गोदानस्य (godānasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गोदानम् (godānam) गोदाने (godāne) गोदानानि (godānāni)
Vocative गोदान (godāna) गोदाने (godāne) गोदानानि (godānāni)
Accusative गोदानम् (godānam) गोदाने (godāne) गोदानानि (godānāni)
Instrumental गोदानेन (godānena) गोदानाभ्याम् (godānābhyām) गोदानैः (godānaiḥ)
Dative गोदानाय (godānāya) गोदानाभ्याम् (godānābhyām) गोदानेभ्यः (godānebhyaḥ)
Ablative गोदानात् (godānāt) गोदानाभ्याम् (godānābhyām) गोदानेभ्यः (godānebhyaḥ)
Genitive गोदानस्य (godānasya) गोदानयोः (godānayoḥ) गोदानानाम् (godānānām)
Locative गोदाने (godāne) गोदानयोः (godānayoḥ) गोदानेषु (godāneṣu)

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