noun
dasha
noun
1
In Hindu astrology, any of the planetary time-periods believed to shape a person’s fortune depending on which planet rules that period and how it is placed.
"Her astrologer said she was entering a difficult dasha ruled by Saturn."
"Practitioners consult a birth chart to work out when each dasha begins and ends."
How to Use Dasha
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA planetary "time period" in Hindu astrology thought to bring particular luck or hardship.
When to use it
Used mainly within discussions of Vedic/Hindu astrology; unfamiliar to most general readers.
Word Forms
dashas plural, Dashas plural
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Etymology
From Sanskrit दशा (daśā), meaning "state" or "condition."