○dāsa (di○), m. 'heaven's slave', N. of Bharad-vāja (celebrated for his liberality and protected by Indra and the Aśvins RV. i, 112, 14 ; 116, 18 &c
• the son of Vadhry-aśva RV. vi, 61, 5
• his father is also called Bhadra-sva, Bahv-aśva &c., and his son Mitra-yu or Mitrā-yu Hariv. Pur.)
• of the father of Su-dās RV. vii, 18, 28
• of a king of Kāśi surnamed Dhanvantari, founder of the Indian school of medicine Suśr.
• of the father of Pra-tardana MBh. xiii Hariv. Pur.
• of a descendant of Bhīma-sena Kāṭh. vii &c
• ○sêsvara-liṅga n. N. of a Linga SkandaP.
• ○sôpâkhyāna n. 'the episode of Dhanvantari' in PadmaP. [Page 479, Column 2]
 

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William