As a Hindi name
देना
to give, grant, award; to lay (eggs), give birth to; to orate, deliver; to pay
Śabdasāgara also records: नौकर । दास · सेवा । दासत्व
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Hindi verb set देना (denā) दिलाना (dilānā) दिलवाना (dilvānā) Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Indo-Iranian *dádaHti Sanskrit ददा॑ति (dádāti) ▲ Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀇 (ṇei)influ. Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀇 (dei) Old Hindi देना (…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
servant (cf. pārśva-stha), service
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
dos-tha mfn. (for doḥ-) placed on the arm, W.
dostha m. servant (cf. pārśva-stha), service, L.
player, play, L.
dostha mfn. (-sthaḥ-sthā-sthaṃ) Placed on the arm. m. (-sthaḥ) 1 Play, sport. 2 A player, one who sports or plays. 3 Service. 4 A servant. E. du bad, sthā to stay, ḍa affix dustha, aṇ added.
Alternative readings
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