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manodaṇḍasmiṁ

mano-daṇḍa

masculine noun, locative singular (manodaṇḍasmiṁ); contracted form of manodaṇḍe (standard locative)

1. mental cudgel
2. mind as weapon or means of harm
3. malevolent thought

Built from

• mano — root · mind
  Sanskrit manas; cognate with English "man" (in the sense of thinking agent) and Latin "mens". The concrete sense is the faculty of thought or intention.
• daṇḍa — root · stick, rod, force
  Sanskrit daṇḍa; related to English "dent" and German "dente". Concrete sense: a rod or stick used as a weapon; extended to punishment, state authority, or any coercive force.
• -smiṁ — ending · locative singular
  Locative inflection marks the location or context; here indicates the stick or weapon is the instrumental frame of the action or state described in the sentence.

Analysis. compound of mano (mind) + daṇḍa (stick, cudgel, force); metaphorically the mind used as an instrument of violence or oppression.

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

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