Pāli Dictionary

adanta1

naprefixdamroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dam3be tame

Antonyms

danta, sudanta

mind

  • untamed; untrained; unrestrained; wild

  • SN 35.94

    cha'y'ime, bhikkhave, phass'āyatanā adantā aguttā arakkhitā asaṃvutā dukkh'ādhivāhā honti. katame cha? cakkhu, bhikkhave, phass'āyatanaṃ adantaṃ aguttaṃ arakkhitaṃ asaṃvutaṃ dukkh'ādhivāhaṃ hoti

  • Thig 3.4

    disvā adantaṃ damitaṃ, manussānaṃ vasaṃ gataṃ, tato cittaṃ samādhesiṃ, khalu tāya vanaṃ gatā'ti.

adanta2

aprefixdantastem

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • without teeth; toothless

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

ādoanta
  1. ādoāda

    taking; receiving; accepting (usually as the final member of a compound)

  2. anta

    (compound-final, gram.) ending in, final; the last letter, syllable or vowel (of a word)

ādianta
  1. ādi

    beginning; starting point; origin

  2. anta

    (compound-final, gram.) ending in, final; the last letter, syllable or vowel (of a word)

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