daMtaH [ dam-tan Uṇ. 3. 86 ] 1 A tooth, tusk, fang (as of serpents, beasts &c.); vadasi yadi kiMcidapi daMtarucikOmudI harati daratimiramatiGoraM Gīt. 10 ; sarpadaMta, varAha° &c. 2 An elephant's tusk, ivory: °pAMcAlikA Māl. 10. 5. 3 The point of an arrow. 4 The peak of a mountain. 5 The side or ridge of a mountain. 6 The number thirty-two. 7 A bower, an arbour ( kuMja ). Comp. — agraM the point of a tooth. — aMtaraM the space between the teeth. — arbudaH, -daM gumboil. — AGAtaH 1 a bite. 2 the citron tree. — AyuDaH a hog. — AlayaH the mouth. — AlikA, -AlI a horse's bridle. — udDedaH dentition. — ulUKalikaH, -Kalin m. one who uses his teeth for a mortar, (grinding grain ( pb ) to be eaten between his teeth), an anchorite; cf. Ms. 6. 17. — karzaRaH a lime or citron tree. — kAraH an artist who works in ivory. — ka zWaM a piece of stick or twig used as a tooth-brush. — kUraH fight. — grAhin a. injuring the teeth, causing them to decay. — GarzaH chattering or grinding the teeth. — GAtaH a bite. — cAlaH looseness of the teeth. — CadaH a lip; vAraMvAramudAraSItkftakfto daMtacCadAn pIqayana Bh. 1. 43 ; Rs. 4. 12. — jAta a. (a child) that is teething. — jAhaM the root of a tooth. — DAvanaM 1 cleaning or washing the teeth. 2 a tooth-brush. — (naH) 1 the Bakula tree. 2 the Khadira tree. — patraM a sort of ear-ornament; R. 6. 17 ; Ku. 7. 23 ; (often used in Kādambarī). — patrakaM 1 an ear-ornament. 2 a Kunda flower. — patrikA 1 an ear-ornament; Śi. 1. 60. 2 Kunda. — pavanaM 1 a tooth-brush. 2 cleaning or washing the teeth. — pAMca likA an ivory doll; Māl. 10. 5. — pAtaH the falling out of the teeth. — pAlI 1 the point of a tooth. 2 gum. — puppuwaH -wakaH gum-boil. — puzpaM 1 the Kunda flower. 2 fruit of the clearing-nut plant ( katakaPala ). — prakzAlanaM washing the teeth. — PalaH the wood-apple tree. — (lA) long pepper. — BAgaH the forepart of an elephant's head (where the tusks appear). — malaM , — rajas n. the tartar of the teeth. — mAMsaM, -mUlaM, -valkaM gums. — mUlIyAH pl. the dental letters, viz. — x, t, T , da, D, n, l and s . — rogaH toothache. — leKakaH one who earns his bread by painting or marking the teeth. — valkaM the enamel of the teeth. — vastraM, -vAsas n. the lip; tulAM yadArohati daMtavAra sA Ku. 5. 34 , Śi. 10. 86. — bIjaH, -vIjaH, -vIjakaH, -vIjakaH the pomegranate tree. — vIRA 1 a kind of musical instrument or harp. 2 chattering of the teeth; daMtavIRAM vAdayan Pt. 1. — vezwaH 1 the gums. 2 a ring round the tusk of an elephant. 3 a tumor of the gums. — vEdarBaH loosening of the teeth through external injury. — vyasanaM fracture of the teeth. — SaMkuH a pair of pincers for drawing out teeth. — SaWa a. sour, acid. — (WaH) 1 sourness, acidity. 2 the citron tree. — SarkarA tartar ( pb ) of the teeth. — SARaH a kind of tooth-powder, dentifrice. — SirA 1 a back or double tooth. 2 the gum. — SUlaH, -laM tooth-ache. — SoDaniH f. a tooth-pick. — SoPaH swelling of the gums. — saMGarzaH gnashing or rubbing together the teeth. — harzaH morbid sensitiveness of the teeth (as when they are set on edge). — harzakaH the citron tree.