संवास

{ saṃvāsḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

सं-वास  m.  m. dwelling together, living or associating with ( instr. with and without सह, or comp.), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.

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सं वास

cohabitation, sexual connexion with ( comp.), [Car.]
a common abode, [Kām.]
a settlement, dwelling, house, [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
an open place for meeting or recreation, [L.]
association, company, society, [W.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

संवासः [saṃvāsḥ]   1 Dwelling together.
Association, company; प्रायेणाधममध्यमोत्तमगुणः संवासतो जायते [Pt.1.25.]
Domestic intercourse.
A house, dwelling.
An open space (for meeting or recreation); शृण्वन् वाचो मनुष्याणां ग्रामसंवासवासिनाम् [Rām.2.49.4.]
Cohabitation, sexual intercourse; व्रात्यया सह संवासे [Ms.8.373.]

Shabda-Sagara

संवास  m.  ( -सः)
1. A house, a dwelling.
2. An open space, either within or without a town, for the meeting and diversion of the townsmen. 3. Company, society.
4. Domestic intercourse.
E. सम् with, वास an abode.

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सम् वास