Dasa is a
Sanskrit word found in ancient Indian texts such as the
Rigveda and
Arthasastra. It usually means "enemy" or "servant" but
dasa, or
das, also means a "
servant of God", "devotee," "
votary" or "one who has surrendered to God". Dasa may be a suffix of a given name to indicate a "servant" of a revered person or a particular deity.