nilayaH 1 A hiding place, the lair or den of animals, a nest (of birds); Śi. 9. 4. 2 An abode, residence, house, dwelling; oft. at the end of comp. in the sense of ‘living or residing in’. 3 Hiding oneself. 4 Total destruction. 5 Setting, disappearance; dinAMte nilayAya gaMtuM R. 2. 15 (where the word is used in sense 1 also).