damasaccena

damasacca

nt instr sg of damasacca (noun)

self-restraint and truth; self-control and honesty

Built from

dama — root · taming, restraint
From √dam 'to tame, subdue'; relates to Latin domare and English tame. The concrete image is breaking in or subduing the wild mind and senses.
sacca — stem · truth
From √sac 'to be true, follow'; cognate with Latin sequi (follow) and English follow. Truthfulness as the virtue of following what is real, not deviation.
-ena — ending · by means of, with
Instrumental singular ending; marks dama and sacca as the means or condition by which something is accomplished in context.

Analysis. Dvandva compound: dama (self-restraint, taming) + sacca (truth). The instrumental singular damasaccena links the two virtues as paired means of purification or conduct.

Etymology. dama: from √dam 'to tame, subdue' (cognate with Latin domare, English tame, from PIE *dem-); sacca: from √sac 'to be true, follow the true course' (cognate with Latin sequi 'follow', English follow, from PIE *sek-). Together they form a cardinal dyad in Buddhist ethics, expressing restraint of the senses paired with truthfulness in speech and action.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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