abhayadakṣiṇā

E. abhaya, and dakṣiṇā a gift to a Brahman, which, in this case he may receive from even a Śūdra.

protection from danger (which a Brahman may receive

from even a Śūdra or any body else except from an un-

chaste woman, a eunuch, an outcaste and an enemy); e. g.

Manu: edhodakaṃ mūlaphalamannamabhyudyataṃ ca yat . sarvataḥ pratigṛ-

hlīyānmadhvathābhayadakṣiṇām (Kullukā: abhayaṃ cātmatrāṇātmakaṃ

prītihetutvāddakṣiṇātulyaṃ). E. abhaya and dakṣiṇā, lit. ‘safety,

as it were, a present’.

f. (-ṇā) Promise or present of protection from danger.

E.
abhaya, and dakṣiṇā a gift to a Brahman, which, in this case he may
receive from even a Sudra.