वस्तु [ vastu ] [ vastu ]2 n. ( for 1. see p. 931 , col. 3) the seat or place of (see [ kapila- ] , [ vraṇa-v ] )

  any really existing or abiding substance or essence , thing , object , article Lit. Kāv. Lit. VarBṛS. Lit. Kathās. (also applied to living beings e.g. Lit. Śak. ii , 7/8)

  (in phil.) the real ( opp. to [ a-v ] , " that which does not really exist , the unreal " ; [ a-dvitīya-v ] , " the one real substance or essence which has no second " ) Lit. IW. 53 n. 1 ; 103

  the right thing , a valuable or worthy object , object of or for (comp.) Lit. Kāv.

  goods , wealth , property ( cf. [ -vinimaya ] and [ -hāni ] )

  the thing in question , matter , affair , circumstance Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

  subject , subject-matter , contents , theme (of a speech ) , plot (of a drama or poem) Lit. Kāv. Lit. Daśar. Lit. Sāh.

  (in music) a kind of composition Lit. Saṃgīt.

  natural disposition , essential property Lit. W.

  the pith or substance of anything Lit. W.