1 Giving, granting, bestow- ing, offering; varaº, agniº, kāṣṭhaº &c.

2 Giving away in marriage; vaikhānasaṃ kimanayā vratamāpradānādvyāpāraro- dhi bhadanasya niṣovetavyaṃ Ś. 1. 27.

3 Impart- ing, instructing; vidyāº.

4 A gift, donation, present.

5 A goad.

6 An oblation. Comp. śūraḥ a very munificent man, donor.