f. staying (especially "overnight"), dwelling, abiding, sojourn etc. (tisro vasatīr uṣitvā-,"having passed three nights"; vasatiṃ-kri-orgrah-,"to pass the night, take up one's abode in", with locative case)
वसतिः ती f. [वस्-अति वा ङीप् Uṇ.4.62] 1 Dwelling, residing, abiding; आश्रमेषु वसतिं चक्रे Me.1 'fixed his residence in'; कमलवसतिमात्रनिर्वृतः Ś.5.1. -2 A house, dwelling, residence, habitation; हर्षो हर्षो हृदयवसतिः पञ्चबाणस्तु बाणः P. R.1.22; Ś.2.15. -3 A receptacle, reservoir, an abode (fig.); अलकामतिवाह्यैव वसतिं वसुसंपदाम् Ku.6.37; so विनयवसतिः, धर्मैकवसतिः. -4 A camp, halting place (शिबिर). -5 The time when one halts or stays to rest, i. e. night; तस्य मार्गवशादेका बभूव वसतिर्यतः R.15.11 (वसतिः = रात्रिः Malli.) 'he halted at night' &c.; तिस्नो वसतीरुषित्वा 7.33;11.3. -6 A Jaina monastery.
f. staying overnight; dwell ing, abiding, sojourn; nest (V.); residence, abode, house; seat (fig.) of (g., --°ree;); night (rare); -m kri, grah, or bandh, pass the night; take up one's abode, in (lc.);tisro vasatîr ushitvâ, having halted at three stages, having passed three nights: -druma, m. tree under which the night is passed.
noun (feminine) a dwelling-place (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a Jaina monastery (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a nest (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
abiding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
abode or seat of (gen. or comp.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dwelling (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
house (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
night (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
residence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sojourn (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
staying (esp. "overnight") (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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