Dictionary meanings for āvas from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 P. (With acc.) 1 To inhabit, dwell in; ravimāvasate satāṃ kri- yāyai V. 3. 7; purīmimāmāvasat Rām.; sometimes with loc.; Ms. 7. 69; Y. 1. 320.
2 To be occupied or en- gaged, enter upon; gṛhasthāśramaṃ Ms. 3. 2.
3 To take part carnally; co- habit.
4 To pass, spend (as night). Caus. 1 To allow one to dwell, receive hospitably.
2 To inhabit, settle in a place.
3 To halt or en- camp (for the night).
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
P. -vasati, to abide, dwell; to spend (time) RV.; MBh.; Ma1rkP.; to enter, inhabit; to take possession of Mn.; Ya1jn5.; MBh.; R.; BhP.; VarBr2S. &c; to sleep with Mn.: Caus. -vāsayati, to cause or allow any one to dwell or abide; to receive hospitably R.;... f. shelter, night's lodging TBr. 155,1 27028 f. night (i.e. the time during which one rests). 019243 155,1 27029 m. (Un2. iii, 114) dwelling-place, abode,...
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