[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970) › v1.c5.s17.23 # Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s17.23 Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v1.c5.s17.23 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c5.s17.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s17.23) Damṭukkhaliya (Danṭolukhalika) A class of Vanaprastha ascetics¹ Abhayadeva explains them as living on fruits² But really they should be a type of ascetics who used to eat whole and unground grain as mentioned in the Manusmṛti³ using their teeth as mortar - [Previous: v1.c5.s17.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s17.22) - [Next: v1.c5.s17.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s17.24) - [Up: v1.c5.s17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s17.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s17.23) · Pramāṇa