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sudantā

sudanta

masc nom pl of sudanta (adj); fem nom sg of sudanta (adj); fem nom pl of sudanta (adj); nt nom pl of sudanta (adj); …

1. well tamed; well trained; well controlled (by)

Built from

• su- — prefix · well, good
  Indo-European intensifier, same root as Greek eu- (eulogy). Marks quality or ease.
• dant- — stem · tamed, trained
  Derived from √dam 'to tame, subdue', cognate with Latin domare and English tame. Implies mastery through discipline.
• -ā — ending · nominative plural feminine
  Pali feminine nominative plural ending, marking agreement with plural feminine nouns.

Etymology. su- (well, good) + danta (tamed, from √dam 'to tame'). Cognate with Sanskrit su- (eu- in Greek, as in eulogy) and danta from √dam (Sanskrit damyate 'is tamed', cognate with Latin domare, English tame).

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

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