mfn. to be dwelt or stayed in [BhP.]
to be carried out or practised or observed, [R.]
to be treated or dealt with, [MBh.]
n. (impers.) it should be abided or remained in (loc.; with asmad-vaśe, ‘in obedience to us’ = ‘we ought to be obeyed’), [BhP.]; [Kathās.]; [Pañcat.]
it should be applied (by any one) to (loc.), [MBh.]; [R.]
it should be lived or existed, [Pañcat.]
(with an adv. or instr.) it should be proceeded or behaved towards or dealt in any way with any one (loc. gen., or instr. with saha), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (mātṛ-vat = mātárva, ‘as with a mother’).