[ālīyate'smin, ālī-ac] 1 An abode, a house, a dwelling; ālayaṃ devaśatrūṇāṃ sughoraṃ khāṃḍavaṃ vanaṃ Mb.; na hi duṣṭātmanāmāryā nivasaṃtyālaye ciraṃ Rām.; sarvāñjanasthānakṛtālayān Rām. who lived or dwelt in Janasthāna.

2 A receptacle, seat, place; himā- layo nāma nagādhirājaḥ Ku. 1. 1; so [Page0259-b+ 56] devālayaṃ, vidyālayaṃ &c; fig. also; duḥkhaº Bg. 8. 15; guṇaº.

3 Contact. yaṃ ind. Till destruction.