History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s75.7
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s75.7
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v1.c6.s75.7
The Dānaratnākara contains 29 *taraṅgas* and deals with the following subjects:—meaning of *dāna*; what may or may not be gifted; fit objects of charity; the gifts called *mahādānas*; gifts of a thousand cows and heaps of corn; various gifts, such as those of food, books; gifts appropriate to certain months, *nakṣatras* and *tithis*; miscellaneous gifts; dedication of wells and tanks for public use; planting of trees.