Hindi

Noun

दस्ता • ‎(dastā) m

1. contingent, cohort, group
2. (military) unit

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Persian دسته ‎(daste), from Middle Persian dstk' ‎(dastag, “bunch, bundle, group; handle”)

Noun

दस्ता • ‎(dastā) m

1. handhold, grip