In "The Waste Land," "Datta, Dayadhvam, and Damyata" are Sanskrit words from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, meaning "Give, Sympathize, Control." These words symbolize the spiritual lessons needed ...

The Waste Land Summary. T he Waste Land is a modernist poem by T. S. Eliot that illuminates the devastating aftereffects of World War I. First published in 1922, the poem is considered by many to ...