daśā

[apte] 1 The threads at the end of a piece of woven cloth, the fringe of a garment, the skirt, edge or hem of a garment; raktāṃśukaṃ pavanalo- ladaśaṃ vahaṃtī Mk. 1. 20; chinnā ivāṃbara- paṭasya daśāḥ pataṃti 5. 4. --2 The wick of a lamp; Bh. 3. 129; Ku 4. 30. --3 Age or time of life; see daśāṃta below. --4 A period or stage of life; as bālya, yauvana, &c.; R. 5. 40. --5 A period in general. --6 State, condition,...

[mw] f. (daṃś?) the fringe of a garment, loose ends of any piece of cloth, skirt or hem Ka1tyS3r. iv, 1, 17 (ūrṇā) La1t2y. viii, 6, 22; Kaus3.; S3a1n3khGr2. ii, 12, 5; Mn. &c 473,1 91094 f. a wick Gobh. iv, 2, 32 (kṣauma-) Kum. iv, 30; Bhartr2. iii, i 473,1 91095 f. state or condition of life, period of life (youth, manhood, &c), condition, circumstances R.; Pan5cat.; Megh. &c 473,1 91096 f. the fate of men as depending...