ASayaH [ A-SI-ac ] 1 A bedchamber, resting-place, asylum. 2 A place of residence, abode, seat, retreat; vAyurgaMDAnivASayAt Bg. 15. 8 ; apfTak° U. 1. 45. 3 Sleeping, lying down. 4 Receptacle, reservoir; vizamopi vigAhyate naya kftatIrTaH payasAmivASayaH Ki. 2. 3 ; cf. also words like jalASaya, AmASaya, raktASaya &c. 5 Any recipient vessel or viscus of the body; the Āśayas are 7: - vAta°, pitta°, Slezman°, rakta°, Ama°, pakva° (and garBa° in the case of women). 6 The stomach; ASayAgnidIptiH Dk. 160. 7 Meaning, intention, purport, gist; ityASayaH; evaM kaverASayaH ( oft. used by commentators; see aBiprAya ). 8 The seat of feelings, mind, heart; ahamAtmA guqAkeSa sarvaBUtASayasTitaH Bg. 10. 20 ; Mv. 2. 37. 9 Disposition of mind. 10 Prosperity. 11 A barn. 12 Will or pleasure. 13 Virtue or vice (as the eventual cause of pleasure or pain). 14 Fate, fortune. 15 Property, possession. 16 A miser. 17 A kind of pit (made for catching animals); Aste paramasaMtapto nUnaM siMha ivASaye Mb. 18 N. of a tree ( panasa ). Comp. — ASaH fire.