āyatana | आयतन | Ayatana
ā-ya/tana | आ-य/तन | n. resting-place, support, seat, place, home, house, abode, TS.; ŚBr.; ChUp.; AitBr.; Mn.; Yājñ.; Kum. &c.
the place of the sacred fire (= agny-āyatana | अग्न्य्-आयतन |), KātyŚr.; ĀśvŚr. & ĀśvGṛ.
an altar
a shed for sacrifices
a sanctuary, ChUp.; R.; Mn.; Pañcat. &c.
a plot of ground, the site of a house
a barn, Yājñ. ii, 154
the cause of a disease, Suśr.
(with Buddhists) the five senses and Manas (considered as the inner seats or Āyatanas) and the qualities perceived by the above (the outer Āyatanas).
the place of the sacred fire (= agny-āyatana | अग्न्य्-आयतन |), KātyŚr.; ĀśvŚr. & ĀśvGṛ.
an altar
a shed for sacrifices
a sanctuary, ChUp.; R.; Mn.; Pañcat. &c.
a plot of ground, the site of a house
a barn, Yājñ. ii, 154
the cause of a disease, Suśr.
(with Buddhists) the five senses and Manas (considered as the inner seats or Āyatanas) and the qualities perceived by the above (the outer Āyatanas).