bodily vessel; a vein; a nerve.

…flesh Vin.i.55 Vin.iii.146; MN.ii.121; Ja.i.346, Ja.ii.283; Thag-a.80.

Sk. dhamani, to dhamati, orig. a tube for blowing, a tubular vessel, pipe

covered, spread with veins; with prominent veins, i.e. emaciated.

with limbs covered with prominent veins.

…epithet of petas: Pv.ii.1#13; Snp.426, Snp.585; Sdhp.101; Mil.303 For phrase kisa-dhamani-santhata see the latter.

Sk. kṛśa, perhaps to Lat….

…Ja.i.350 & passim (see dhamani). Kern,

Toevoegselen

s. v. considers *santata* the right spelling.

2. (nt.) a rug…

…lūkho dubbaṇṇo upp˚ dhamani-santhata-gatto Vin.i.276 Vin.iii.19, Vin.iii.110; MN.ii.121; distorted to BSk. bhīto utp˚. kṛśāluko…