vastu , nt. (semi- MIndic , = Skt. vāstu; Skt. vastu in this sense noted only in vraṇa-v°, Sitz, Ort einer Wunde , BR ; in Pali vatthu = Skt. vastu and vāstu), site, place : etasmiṃ … pṛthivīpradeśe bhagavato Kāśyapasya āgama- (? v.l. āramana-; Senartʼs note em. ārāma-)-vastuṃ abhūṣi Mv i.318.7 ; … Kāśyapasya kuṭī-vastu ( v.l. °vastum) abhūṣi 9, the site of the hut of K. ; ṛṣiṇā taṃ vastuṃ teṣāṃ … dinnaṃ i.352.3 , the ṛṣi (Kapila) gave them the site (on which they were to build the city called, for this reason, Kapila-vastu , q.v. ). Also in i.318.10 , parallel to 7 and 9 above, I would read caṅkrama-vastu for text °ṣaṣṭiḥ (rather than °bhūmiḥ with Senartʼs note ). [In LV 106.18 śuci-gātra-vastu-saṃpannaḥ read with v.l. vastra for vastu; so Tib. , perfect in having clean garments ( na bzaḥ ) on his body .]
1. 2. vastu See pp. 931 and 932.
vastu n. [ vas-tun ] 1 A really existing thing, the real, a reality; vastunyavastvAropo'jYAnam . 2 A thing in general, an object, article, substance, matter; aTavA mfdu vastu hiMsituM mfdunEvAraBate kftAMtakaH R. 8. 45 ; kiM vastu vidvan gurave pradeyaM 5. 18 , 3. 5 ; vastunIzwepyanAdaraH S. D. 3 Wealth, property, possessions. 4 Essence, natuer, natural or essential property. 5 Stuff (of which a thing is made), materials, ingredients ( fig. also); AkftipratyayAdevEnAmanUnavastukAM saMBAvayAmi M. 1. 6 The plot (of a drama), the subject matter of any poetic composition; kAlidAsagraTitavastunA navenABijYAnaSakuMtalAKyena nAwakenopasTAtavyamasmABiH Ś. 1 ; aTavA sadvastupuruzabahumAnAt V. 1. 2 , ASIrnamaskriyAvastunirdeSo vApi tanmuKaM S. D. 6 ; Ve. 1. 7 The pith of a thing. 8 A plan, design, — f. Ved. A day (?). Comp. — aBAvaH 1 absence of reality. 2 loss of property or possessions. — utTApanaM the production of any incident in a drama by means of magic, conjuration; see S. D. 420. — upamA a variety of Upamā according to Daṇḍin who thus illustrates it: — rAjIvamiva te vaktraM netre nIlotpale iva . iyaM pratIyamAnEkaDarmA vastUpamEva sA .. Kāv. 2. 16 ; (it is a case of Upamā where the sADAraRaDarma or common quality is omitted). — upahita a. applied to a proper object, bestowed on a proper material; kriyA hi vastUpahitA prasIdati R. 3. 29. — mAtraM the mere outline or skeleton of any subject (to be afterwards developed). — racanA style, arrangement of matter.