[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v3.c43.23 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c43.23 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c43.23 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c43.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43.23) There are six aṅgas (constituent elements) of dāna, as stated by Devala,¹⁹⁸⁸ viz. the donor, the donee, śraddhā (charitable attitude), the subject of gift which must have been acquired by the donor in a proper way, a proper time and a proper place. The first four are clearly indicated in Manu IV. 226-227. These six will have to be dealt with one after another. - [Previous: v3.c43.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43.22) - [Next: v3.c43.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43.24) - [Up: v3.c43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43) ## Cites (1) - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.226) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43.23) · Pramāṇa