dam bca'

to commit oneself, vow, intention, thesis, dedication, promise, act of promising, sacrament, oath, oath, author's promise, author's statement of purpose to his readers, commitment [JV]

the basic premise [RY]

promise vow, logical thesis [eg the dharmin sound is impermanent], oath, pledge, thesis, true cessations, disputation, assertion, claim [IW]

vow, promise; oath, pledge, promise, thesis, true cessations, vow, disputation, assertation, claim; vow, promise, pledge; thesis, disputation, assertation, claim; author's promise, the author's statement of purpose to his readers [RY]

thesis [ggd] [RY]