Pāli Dictionary

dhama

dhamrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

dham1झटका; ध्वनि

Synonyms

dhamaka

general

  • फूंकने वाला; वादक (जैसे शंख का)

  • one who blows; a player (esp. of a horn or conch)

  • DN 13

    seyyathā'pi balavā saṅkhadhamo appakasiren'eva catuddisā viññāpeyya, evam'eva kho evaṃ bhāvitāya mettāya cetovimuttiyā yaṃ pamāṇakataṃ kammaṃ na taṃ tatr'āvasissati, na taṃ tatr'āvatiṭṭhati.

dhamati

dhamrootasuffix

via inflected form dhama · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

dham1झटका; ध्वनि

general

  • फूँकना (आग, वाद्य); धातु गलाना

  • to blow (on a fire or instrument), kindle by blowing; to smelt, melt (metal)

  • AN 3.101

    tam'enaṃ suvaṇṇakāro vā suvaṇṇakār'antevāsī vā jātarūpaṃ mūsāyaṃ pakkhipitvā dhamati sandhamati niddhamati.

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