ā-√ 5. vas P. -vasati, to abide, dwell; to spend (time), [RV.]; [MBh.]; [MārkP.]; to enter, inhabit; to take possession of [Mn.]; [Yājñ.]; [MBh.]; [R.]; [BhP.]; [VarBṛS.] &c.; to sleep with, [Mn.] : Caus. -vāsayati, to cause or allow any one to dwell or abide; to receive hospitably, [R.]; [Rājat.]; to inhabit, settle in a place, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [R.]; [Kathās.] &c.