[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v2.c7.s2.370 # The Purana Index v2.c7.s2.370 The Purāṇa Index v2.c7.s2.370 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c7.s2.370](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2.370) Dāsī (1)—Slaves as present to learned men Dāsī (II)—of four kinds, devadāsī, brahmadāsī, svatantra and Śūdradāsīka, the first two occupy the status of a Kṣatriya lady, the third enjoys the status of a dancing girl (veśī), and the last that of a low caste (hīnajāti)¹ A synonym of Paricārikā or a servant-maid² - [Previous: v2.c7.s2.369](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2.369) - [Next: v2.c7.s2.371](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2.371) - [Up: v2.c7.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2.370](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2.370) · Pramāṇa