Sutra 59
Devanagari script
दानं द्विगुणं सान्त्वपूर्वम् ॥ कZ_०९.६.५९ ॥
Transliteration
dānaṃ dviguṇaṃ sāntva-pūrvam.
Translation
ပေးကမ်းခြင်း/အကျိုးဆောင်မက်လုံး (dāna) သည် နှစ်မျိုးရှိပြီး၊ အရင်ဆုံး ညှိနှိုင်းသိမ်းသွင်းခြင်းဖြင့် စတင်သင့်သည်။
Word by Word
दानम्gift; granting of gifts (as a policy measure)
दानम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदा (दान)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म/विधेय-रूपे ‘दानम्’
द्विगुणम्twofold; doubled
द्विगुणम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि + गुण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘दानम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
सान्त्वपूर्वम्preceded by conciliation/persuasion; with conciliation first
सान्त्वपूर्वम्:
TypeAdjective (indeclinable-like adverbial use)
Rootसान्त्व + पूर्व
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘दानम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्—‘सान्त्वं पूर्वं यस्य तत्’
Entities Mentioned
D
dānaS
sāntvaFAQs
That it combines persuasion with material/positional inducement—i.e., a broader toolkit than sāma alone.