s. m. (Pot.), ) A cord with which the bottom of a bedstead is tightened:—dáṉ deṉá, karná, v. a. To make a gift or grant, to bestow alms:—dán pátar, s. m. lit. A vessel for alms; a person entitled to gift:—dáṉ punn, s. m. Charity, alms:—dáṉ punn dá welá, s. m. lit. A time or opportunity for charity (spoken aloud by beggars and Ḍakauts in the bazars and streets, when the moon or sun is eclipsed):—widdiyá dáṉ, s. m. Charity for knowledge, teaching gratis.