Dictionary Definition:
daśa 1 daśa ifc. for ○śā (ajpa-, udag- &c;.) daśa 2 daśa ifc. (tri-, dvi-, nir-) and in comp. for ○śan (as), f. pl. 'Decads', N. of 10 Jain texts (upâsaka-. &c;.) consisting of 10 chs. each