[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s18.193 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.193 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.193 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.193](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.193) ¹⁶ Both this word and Dāsa appear to be derived from the root das, which, according to Whitney, \*Roots\*, means ‘lay waste’; but, according to Roth, ‘suffer want,’ ‘waste away.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.192](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.192) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.194](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.194) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.193](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.193) · Pramāṇa