As a deity name
Name 760 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 263 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 640 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 17 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
दांत
dental (relating to the teeth); restrained, subdued
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi दान्त — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दान्त (dānta).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
1. dānta mfn. (√ dam) tamed, broken in, restrained, subdued
mild, patient, Br.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
tamed, broken in, restrained, subdued
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "dānta" is the vocative of "dāntā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
1. dānta mfn. (√ dam) tamed, broken in, restrained, subdued
mild, patient, Br.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
liberal, L.
dānta m. a tamed ox or steer (cf. damya), Rājat. v, 432
a donor, giver, W.
dāntā (ā), f. of an Apsaras, MBh. xiii, 1425.
Alternative readings
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