daṃś or cl. 1. 10. P. °śati, °śayati or °s°, ‘to speak’ or ‘to shine’, [Dhātup. xxxiii, 91]; cl. 1. P. and cl. 10. Ā. (fr. Prākṛt daṃse) to show, 2 f.
cl. 1. 10. See √ daṃś.
cl. 10. (Subj. 2. sg. °sáyas, nom. pl. of °sí, [Nir. iv, 25]) to destroy (?), [RV. x, 138, 1]; cl. 1. P. cl. 10. Ā. (for daṃś) to bite, [Dhātup.]