Pāli Dictionary

datta1

dāroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dā1give

Synonyms

dinna, yiṭṭha

general

  • given; offered; bestowed

  • AN 4.58

    yo saññatānaṃ paradattabhojinaṃ, kālena sakkacca dadāti bhojanaṃ, cattāri ṭhānāni anuppavecchati, āyuñ'ca vaṇṇañ'ca sukhaṃ balañ'ca.

datta2

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dandh1be slow

Synonyms

muddha, mūḷharūpa

general

  • foolish; mad; wild; arrogant

  • MN 56

    evaṃ vutte, nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto upāliṃ gahapatiṃ etadavoca, ummatto'si tvaṃ, gahapati, datto'si tvaṃ, gahapati!

dātta

approximate

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • a sickle; scythe

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Datta
Person

  • A chieftain of Dhanapiṭṭhi placed on the throne of Sri Lanka by Potthakuṭṭha, who reigned only two years and built a monastery at Dhanapiṭṭhi.

Datta2
Place

  • A gate-keeper, father of King Subha.

Datta3
Other

  • A cross-reference to Bhūridatta, Mantidatta, and Gaṅgātīriya, this name being cited as an example of a very common one.

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