1 A hiding place, the lair or den of animals, a nest (of birds); Śi. 9. 4.

2 An abode, residence, house, dwelling; oft. at the end of comp. in the sense of ‘living or re- siding in’.

3 Hiding oneself.

4 Total destruction.

5 Setting, dis- appearance; dināṃte nilayāya gaṃtuṃ R. 2. 15 (where the word is used in sense 1 also).