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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निवासnivāsaLiving, dwelling, residing.
    1. Living, dwelling, residing.
    2. A house, adode, habitation, resting-place; निवासश्चिन्तायाः Mk.1.15; Śi.4.63;5.21; Bg.9.18; Mk.3.23.
    3. Passing the night.
    4. A dress, garment.
    5. Nightquarters.
    6. Refuge, receptacle, asylum; जगन्निवासो वसुदेवसद्मनि Śi.1.1.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -भवनम् sleeping-room.

    • -रचना an edifice; दृष्ट्वा प्राङ्भवतीं निवासरचनामस्माकमाशान्वितः Mk.3.23.

    In the Gita9·18

    गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत् ।

    gatirbhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṁ suhṛt, — I the path and goal, the upholder, the master, the witness, the house and country, the refuge, the benignant friend; I the birth and status and… 9·18
    • निवासःnivāsaḥnominative singular of the masculine noun nivāsa (the house, abode, country).

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निवासnivāsam. clothing, dress (ifc. = prec.) Hariv.
    1. masculine gender clothing, dress (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' Equivalent to preceding) Hariv.
    2. masculine gender living, dwelling, residing, passing the night
    3. masculine gender dwelling-place, abode, house, habitation, night-quarters MBh. R. etc.
  2. अग्निवासस्agnivāsas(अग्न्/इ-) mfn. wearing a fiery or red garment AV.

    (अग्न्/इ-) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective wearing a fiery or red garment AV.

  3. आर्यनिवासāryanivāsam. an abode of A1ryans Aryans Pat.

    masculine gender an abode of A1ryans Aryans Pat.

  4. आसन्ननिवासिन्āsannanivāsinmfn. living in the vicinity, a neighbour L.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective living in the vicinity, a neighbour Lexicographers

  5. काश्मीरिकनिवासkāśmīrikanivāsam. the residence of the Kas3mi1ras कश्मीर s Ra1jat. iii, 480.

    masculine gender the residence of the Kas3mi1ras कश्मीर s Ra1jat. iii, 480.

  6. क्वनिवासkvanivāsamfn. where dwelling? MBh. i, 190, 31.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective where dwelling? MBh. i, 190, 31.

  7. ग्रामनिवासिन्grāmanivāsinmfn. living in villages (birds) Mn. v, 11.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective living in villages (birds) Mn. v, 11.

  8. जगन्निवासjagannivāsam. "world-abode", Vishn2u विष्णु or Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण Bhag. xi, 25 and 37 MBh. vi, 2604 BhP. viii Brahma7n2d2aP.
    1. masculine gender "world-abode", Vishn2u विष्णु or Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण Bhag. xi, 25 and 37 MBh. vi, 2604 BhP. viii Brahma7n2d2aP.
    2. masculine gender S3iva शिव MBh. xiii, 899
    3. masculine gender worldly existence W.
  9. तालवृन्तनिवासिन्tālavṛntanivāsinm. N. of a scholiast

    masculine gender Name of a scholiast