Pāli Dictionary

dama

damrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

dam3be tame

Synonyms

saṃyama, saññama, damatha

ethics

  • taming; restraint; self-control; mastery (of the senses or mind)

  • Dhp 25

    uṭṭhānen'appamādena, saṃyamena damena ca, dīpaṃ kayirātha medhāvī, yaṃ ogho n'ābhikīrati.

  • AN 7.64

    it'āyaṃ kodharūpena, maccupāso guh'āsayāo, taṃ damena samucchinde, paññāvīriyena diṭṭhiyā.

dāma1

approximate

dārootmasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

dā1give

Synonyms

bandha, saṃyoga

general

  • a bond, fetter, rope, chain

  • SN 35.232

    seyyathā'pi, āvuso, kāḷo ca balībaddo odāto ca balībaddo ekena dāmena vā yottena vā saṃyuttā assu.

dāma2

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • a wreath, garland; a string

damas

damrootassuffix

via inflected form damā · nominative plural / ablative singular / vocative singular · plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

dam3be tame

Synonyms

saṃyama, saññama, damatha

ethics

  • taming; restraint; self-control

  • SN 7.9

    saccena danto damasā upeto, ved'antagū vusitabrahmacariyo, yaññ'opanīto tam'upavhayetha, kālena so juhati dakkhiṇeyye'ti.

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