達薩 (梵語)

達薩（梵語： ），在印度古文集《梨俱吠陀》和考底利耶的《政事論》中，R.P. Kangle (1960), The Kautiliya Arthasastra - a critical edition, Vol. 2 and 3, University of Bombay Studies, ISBN 978-8120800427意指雅利安人之敵。這個詞後來有其他含義，如「僕人」或「奴隸」或宗教意義上的「神僕」、「臣服於神的人」、「發願起誓」或「奉獻」，devadasa。

種族詮釋
在《梨俱吠陀》中Dasa、Dasyu和類似的詞語（比如Pani）有時與詞語krsna或asikni（“黑色”）聯合出現，這經常用作對吠陀經典做出種族詮釋的基礎。達薩人被描述成扁鼻、無鼻、黑皮肤，可被認為是印度原居民。

達薩的宗教
他们崇拜龍與陽具（林伽），梨俱吠陀有因陀羅用金剛打敗他們的龍（弗栗多）的記載。他們後來成為婆羅門教的首陀羅。

後期吠陀用法
坦米爾語中，tontai、達薩、僕人或奴隸一般指得都是毗濕奴或黑天的敬虔奉獻者。

而在神學體系的敘述中，bhuto（生靈）永遠服務（dasa）於至尊主（）。, A. C.（1972）. The , second edition. New York: Macmillan.因此， Krishna（黑天主神）的毗濕奴派信眾指得就是Hari Dasa稱號中的dasa。

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