masc nom sg of danta (noun); masc nom sg of danta (adj); masc nom sg of danta (pp)
Etymology. Root √dam 'to tame, subdue' (Sanskrit dāmayati, Latin domare 'to tame', English tame < Proto-Indo-European *dem- 'to subdue'). The adjective/past participle sense 'tamed' is the participial form; the noun sense 'tooth' derives from the image of teeth as 'tamers' or 'biters'—the hard, subduing instrument in the mouth. In Buddhist usage, danta (tamed, restrained) is central to the path: dantasīla 'the discipline of the tamed', and the Buddha's injunction to train the senses is phrased as making them 'danta' ('controlled').
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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