आश्रय

āṡraya

etc. seeﾠ ā-ṡri

ā-ṡraya

m. that to which anything is annexed orﾠ with which anything is closely connected orﾠ on which anything depends orﾠ rests Pāṇ. R. Ragh. Suṡr. ;

a recipient, the person orﾠ thing in which any quality orﾠ article is inherent orﾠ retained orﾠ received;
seat, resting-place R. Kathās. Suṡr. etc.;
dwelling, asylum, place of refuge, shelter R. Ṡiṡ. etc.;
depending on, having recourse to;
help, assistance, protection Pañcat. Ragh. etc.;
authority, sanction, warrant;
a plea, excuse L. ;
the being inclined orﾠ addicted to, following, practising;
attaching to, choosing, taking;
joining, union, attachment;
dependance, contiguity, vicinity RPrāt. Yājñ. Mn. etc.;
relation;
connection;
appropriate act orﾠ one consistent with the character of the agent;
(in Gr.) the subject, that to which the predicate is annexed;
(with Buddhists) the five organs of sense with manas orﾠ mind (the six together being the recipients of the āṡrita orﾠ objects which enter them by way of their ālambana orﾠ qualities);
source, origin;
ifc. depending on, resting on, endowed orﾠ furnished with (e.g.. ashṭa-guṇâ̱ṡraya seeﾠ under  ashṭa)