Pāli Dictionary

danta1

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

dantaka

general

  • tooth (of humans or animals); fang

  • elephant’s tusk; ivory

  • (as adjective) having teeth; -toothed; made of ivory; ivory-coloured

  • MN 91

    samadanto kho pana so bhavaṃ gotamo, idam'pi tassa bhoto gotamassa mahāpurisassa mahāpurisalakkhaṇaṃ bhavati.

danta2

damroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dam3be tame

Antonyms

adanta

doctrine

  • tamed; trained; mastered; restrained; subdued

Encyclopedia

Danta
Person

  • A householder of Nāgakāragāma who supported the monks of Piyaṅgudīpa for many years and, after being shipwrecked and rescued, was granted the village of Dantagāma by the king.

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