dhana : 'treasures', a term for the following 7 qualities: faith, morality, moral shame, moral dread, learning, liberality and wisdom. Cf. A. VII, 5, 6.See 'Treasures of the Noble', by Soma Thera (BODHI LEAVES B. 27, BPS).
dhana : [nt.] wealth, riches.
Dhana (nt.) [Ved. dhana; usually taken to dhā (see dadhāti) as "stake, prize at game, booty," cp. pradhāna & Gr. qe/ma; but more likely in orig. meaning "grain, posses sion of corn, crops etc.," cp. Lith. dūna bread, Sk. dhānā pl. grains & dhañña=dhana -- like, i. e. corn, grain] wealth, usually wealth of money, riches, treasures. 1. Lit. D i.73 (sa˚); M ii.180.; A iii.222; iv.4 sq.; Nd2 135 (+yasa, issariya etc.) Th 2, 464 (+issariya); J i.225 (paṭhavigataŋ karoti: hide in the ground), 262, 289; ii.112; iv.2; Sn 60, 185, 302; Pv ii.610; DhA i.238. Often in combn aḍḍha mahaddhana mahābhoga to indicate immense wealth (see aḍḍha) PvA 3, 214 etc. (see also below ˚dhañña). -- 2. fig. Used in the expression sattavidha -- ariya -- dhana "the 7 fold noble treasure" of the good qualities or virtues, viz. saddhā, cāga etc. (see enumd under cāga) D iii.163, 164, 251; VvA 113; ThA 240.
-- agga the best treasure (i. e. the ariya -- dhana) D iii.164; -- atthika wishing for or desiring wealth Sn 987; -- āsā craving for wealth; -- kkīta bought for money DhA ii.3, -- thaddha proud of wealth, snobbish Sn 104; -- dhañña, usually Dvandva -- cpd. "money & money's worth," but as adj. (always in phrase pahūta˚) it may be taken as Tatpuruṣa "rich in treasures," otherwise "possessing money & money's worth" cp. pahūtadhanadhaññavā J i.3. As n. Pv i.1111;iii.104; PvA 60; Miln 2, 280; as adj. freq. "pahūtadhana -- dhañña" Vv 6313=Pv ii.611: PvA 97. Thus in ster. formula of aḍḍha mahaddhana etc. D iii.163 sq.; S i.71; A ii.86; -- parājaya loss of money, as adj. appl. to kali: the dice marking loss in game Sn 659; -- lobha "greed of gold" J iv.1; -- lola=lobha Jii.212; -- viriya wealth & power Sn 422; -- hetu for the sake of wealth Sn 122.
dhana: n. 財
dhána n. the prize of a contest or the contest itself (lit. a running match, race, or the thing raced for
• hitáṃ dhânam, a proposed prize or contest
• dhanaṃ-√ji, to win the prize or the fight) RV.
• booty, prey (dhanam-√bhṛ Ā., to carry off the prize or booty) RV. AV.
• any valued object, (esp.) wealth, riches, (movable) property, money, treasure, gift RV. &c. &c
• capital (opp. to vṛddhi interest) Yājñ. ii, 58
• = go-dhana Hariv. 3886
• (arithm.) the affirmative quantity or plus (opp. to ṛṇa, kṣaya, vyaya, hāni)
• N. of the 2nd mansion Var.
• m. N. of a merchant HPariś. Siṃhâs.
nor
[translation-san] {C,MSA} dhana
[translation-san] {L} artha
[translation-san] {L} bhrānta
[translation-san] {MSA} vitta
[translation-eng] {Hopkins} (1) wealth; riches. to err; mistake; error
[translation-eng] error; illusion; {C}money; prize; treasure; goods
nor bdud
[translation-san] {C} dhana
[translation-eng] {C} riches; money; wealth; prize; treasure; goods
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