Datta¹

given (-˚ by; often in Np. as Brahmadatta, Deva-datta = Theo-dor. etc.) Snp.217 (para˚ = Snp-a.272 (variant reading dinna).

pp. of dadāti

Datta²

adjective noun stupid; a silly fellow MN.i.383; Ja.vi.192 (Com.: dandha lāḷaka).

prob. = thaddha, with popular analogy to datta¹, see also dandha & cp. dattu