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') ṢaḍvBr. &c. &c

• lying, reposing, sleeping KātyŚr. Mn. MBh. &c

• resort, refuge ( comp.)

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