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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry दम

  1. दमdamaमम् [mam], मम् Ved.
    1. मम् mam, मम् Vedic
    2. A house, home; दमेदमे समिधम् Vāj.8.24.
    3. The immates of a house.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कर्तृ Masculine a lord, ruler.

    • -घोषः Name of a king, father of शिशुपाल. quod vide, which see

    • दमः damḥ

      1. दम् भावे घञ्
      2. Taming, subduing.
      3. Selfcommand, subduing or curbing the passions, selfrestraint; Mb.1.1.2; Bg.1.4; (निग्रहो बाह्यवृत्तीनां दम इत्यभिधीयते).
      4. Drawing the mind away from evil deeds or curbing its evil propensities; (कुत्सितात्कर्मणो विप्र यच्च चित्तनिवारणं स कीर्तितो दमः).
      5. Firmness of mind,
      6. Punishment, fine; चिकित्सकानां सर्वेषां मिथ्या प्रचरतां दमः Ms.9.284,29;8.293; Y.2.4; Bhāg.1.18.41.
      7. Mire, mud.
      8. Viṣṇu.
      9. Name of a brother of Damayantī.

    In the Gita10·416·118·42

    बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसम्मोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः ।

    buddhirjñānamasammohaḥ kṣamā satyaṁ damaḥ śamaḥ, — Understanding and knowledge and freedom from the bewilderment of the Ignorance, forgiveness and truth and self-government and calm of inner control… 10·4
    • दमःdamaḥnominative singular of the masculine noun dama (self-control).
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Headwords under द

Part 1 of 8 द – दरितAll parts
  1. द – दरित
  2. दरिद्र – दान्त
  3. दान्ति – दिष्णु
  4. दिह् – दृंह्
  5. दृंहणम् – दो
  6. दोग्धृ – द्रव्यक
  7. द्रव्यम् – द्वैतम्
  8. द्वैतिन् – द्व्यहकाल