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1. 1 Abode, residence; dwelling; सततdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedसुभगा- पिंतस्तनम् Māl.5.8; तस्यापि स एव गिरिरधिवासः K.137; लक्ष्मीभृतोऽम्भोधितटाधिवासान् Śi.3.71 situated on; settlement, habitation. वसन्ति मन्नियोगेन अधिवासं च राक्षसाः Rām.3.36.4.
2. An inhabitant, neighbour.
3. Obstinate pertinacity in making a demand, sitting without food before a person's house till he ceases to oppose or refuse it (Marâthî धरणें).
4. अधिवासयति देवता अनेन, करणे घञ् Consecration of an image especially before the commencement of a sacrificial rite; see अधिवासनम् also. शुद्धाधिवासाश्च विशुद्धसत्त्वाः Bu. Ch.1.39.
5. A garment, mantle (अधीवासः also).
6. A birth-place; जातिश्रेण्यधि- वासानां कुलधर्माश्च सर्वतः । वर्जयन्ति च ये धर्मं तेषां धर्मो न विद्यते ॥ Mb.12.36.19.

[वस्-णिच्, or वास् ल्युट्.]

1. Scenting with perfumes or odorous substances (संस्कारो गन्धमाल्याद्यैः Ak.).
2. वस्-णिच्-ल्युट् Preliminary consecration (प्रतिष्ठा) of an image, its invocation and worship by suitable Mantras etc. before the commencement of a sacrifice; (यज्ञारम्भात्प्राक् देवताद्यावाहनपूर्वकः पूजनादिकर्मभेदः); Making a divinity assume its abode in an image.

1. Invested or clothed with.
2. Scented, perfumed. कदम्बसर्जार्जुनकेतकीवनं विकम्पयंस्तत्कुसुमा- धिवासितः Rs.2.17. अमरचन्द्र's commentary says, 'कुसुमैः पुष्पैः अधिवासितः सुगन्धीकृतः ।'

1. [adhi-vâsa] masculine inhabitant; neigh bour; dwelling, abode.
2. [adhi-vâsa] masculine perfume; -tâ, feminine; also equal for abstract neuter; -na, neuter perfuming; consecration.

1. ([S3Br.]) ([fg-veda S3Br. etc.]) masculine gender or 1.
2. masculine gender an inhabitant
3. masculine gender a neighbour
4. masculine gender one who dwells a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)
5. masculine gender a habitation, abode, settlement, site
6. masculine gender sitting before a person's house without taking food till he ceases to oppose or refuse a demand (commonly called "sitting in dharn2a1 dharna")
7. masculine gender pertinacity.
8. masculine gender perfume, fragrance
9. masculine gender application of perfumes or fragrant cosmetics.

1. neuter gender causing a divinity to dwell in an image
2. neuter gender sitting in dharn2a1 dharna (see a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)) .
3. neuter gender application of perfumes, etc.
4. neuter gender the ceremony of touching a vessel containing fragrant objects (that have been presented to an idol)
5. neuter gender preliminary purification of an image.