[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s18.220 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.220 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.220 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.220) ⁴ Dāna in this sense, so common in the post-Vedic language, is probably derived from dā, ‘divide,’ meaning originally ‘secretion.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.219](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.219) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.221](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.221) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.220) · Pramāṇa