Dasanta, Ḍasanta, Dashanta, Daśānta, Dasha-anta: 4 definitions

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Dasanta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Daśānta can be transliterated into English as Dasanta or Dashanta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ḍasanta : (pr.p. of ḍasati) bitting.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Daśānta (दशान्त).—

1) the end of a wick.

2) the end of life; निर्विष्टविषयस्नेहः स दशान्तमुपेयिवान् (nirviṣṭaviṣayasnehaḥ sa daśāntamupeyivān) R.12.1. (where the word is used in both senses.)

Derivable forms: daśāntaḥ (दशान्तः).

Daśānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśā and anta (अन्त).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Daśānta (दशान्त):—[from daśā] m. (sān) the end of a wick, [Raghuvaṃśa xii, 1]

2) [=daśā-nta] [from daśānta > daśā] the end of life, [ib.; Harivaṃśa 4394.]

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Dasanta in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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