आश्रय [ āśraya ] [ ā-śraya ] m. that to which anything is annexed or with which anything is closely connected or on which anything depends or rests Lit. Pāṇ. Lit. R. Lit. Ragh. Lit. Suśr.

  a recipient , the person or thing in which any quality or article is inherent or retained or received

  seat , resting-place Lit. R. Lit. Kathās. Lit. Suśr.

  dwelling , asylum , place of refuge , shelter Lit. R. Lit. Śiś.

  depending on , having recourse to

  help , assistance , protection Lit. Pañcat. Lit. Ragh.

  authority , sanction , warrant

  a plea , excuse Lit. L.

  the being inclined or addicted to , following , practising

  attaching to , choosing , taking

  joining , union , attachment

  dependance , contiguity , vicinity Lit. RPrāt. Lit. Yājñ. Lit. Mn.

  relation

  connection

  appropriate act or one consistent with the character of the agent

  ( in Gr.) the subject , that to which the predicate is annexed

  (with Buddhists) the five organs of sense with [ manas ] or mind (the six together being the recipients of the [ āśrita ] or objects which enter them by way of their [ ālambana ] or qualities)

  source , origin

  [ āśraya ] m. f. n. ifc. depending on , resting on , endowed or furnished with (e.g. [ aṣṭa-guṇāśraya ] see under [ aṣṭa ] ) .