शय्या [ śayyā ] [ śayyā ] f. (ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) .) a bed , couch , sofa (acc. with [ saṃ-√ viś ] or [ adhi-ṣṭhā ] ( √ [ sthā ] ) , " to go to bed or to rest " ; with Caus. of [ ā-√ ruh ] , " to take ( a woman ) to bed , have sexual intercourse with " ( acc. ) ; [ śayyāyām ] [ ā-rūḍha ] mfn. " gone to bed , lying in bed " ) Lit. ShaḍvBr.

  lying , reposing , sleeping Lit. KātyŚr. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

  resort , refuge (see comp.)

  stringing together ( esp. of words = [ gumphana ] or [ śabdagumpha ] ) , rhetorical composition or a partic. rhetor. figure Lit. L. ( " couch " and " rhetor. composition " Lit. Kād. , Introd. , v. 8) .