m., n. [vas-tuṇ Uṇ. 1. 77] 1 The site of a house, building- ground, site.

2 A house, an abode, a dwelling-place; raveraviṣaye vāstu kiṃ na dīpaḥ prakāśayet Subhāsh.; Ms. 3. 18. Comp. yāgaḥ a sacrifice per- formed on the occasion of laying the foundation of a house. saṃśamanaṃ, śāṃtiḥ f. a religious rite performed on the occasion of laying the foundation of a new house, parti- cularly on the occasion of...