[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s1.240 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.240 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.240 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s1.240](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.240) Ā-vasatha (‘dwelling’).—The precise sense¹ of this term appears to be a place for the reception of guests, especially Brāhmaṇas and others on the occasion of feasts and sacrifices (somewhat like the modern meaning of Dharma-śālā as a rest-house for pilgrims), a use derived from the more general sense of ‘abode.’² - [Previous: v1.c3.s1.239](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.239) - [Next: v1.c3.s1.241](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.241) - [Up: v1.c3.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.240](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.240) · Pramāṇa