Dat, Ḍaṭ: 6 definitions

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Dat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Ḍaṭ (डट्).—tad. अ (a), affix in the sense of पूरण (pūraṇa) applied to a numeral to form an ordinal numeral; e. g. एकादशः, त्रयोदशः (ekādaśaḥ, trayodaśaḥ), cf. P.V.2.48

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dat (दत्).—m. A tooth; (a word optionally substituted for danta in all the case-forms after the acc. dual. It has no forms for the first five inflections).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dat (दत्).—m.

(-dantaḥ-dantau-dantaḥ) 2nd case plu. (dataḥ) A tooth: see danta; the nasal is dropped after the 2nd case. E. dam to subdue, affix ḍat.

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

1) Dat (दत्):—m. (taking the form danta in the strong cases, [Pāṇini 6-1, 63]) a tooth, [Ṛg-veda] ([nominative case] dan, [x, 115, 2]), [Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) often ifc. ([Pāṇini 5-4, 141-145]) See aetc.

3) [a-dat-ka]

4) [dac-chada]

5) cf. ὀδόντ, [Latin] dens etc.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dat (दत्):—(ntaḥ) 1. m. plu. Tooth, teeth.

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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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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Daṭ (दट्) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Draṣṭṛ.

Daṭ has the following synonyms: Ṭhu.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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