antevāsi

(lit. in the condition of one whose habitation is near, scil.

the Guru). E. ante (locat. of anta) and vāsa, samās. aff.

ic. [This word is thus explained by the Gaṇaratnamaho-

dadhi: ante vāso'sminniti antevāsi tiṣṭhati; with the

additional remark concerning the meaning, and to prevent

its identification with the neuter of antevāsin, viz. ante-

vāsī gurorityebhyaśca . sa śabdo'nte vasati tacchīla iti ṇi-

nyantaḥ (cf. Pāṇini III. 2. 78.) sic.]