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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

  • स्था cl. 1. Ā. P. (Dhātup. xxii, 30) ति/ष्ठति, °ते (pf. तस्थौ/, तस्थे, RV. &c. &c.; aor. अ/स्थात्, अ/स्थित, ib.; 3. pl. अस्थिरन्, RV.; AV.; Br.; आस्थत् [?] AV.; अस्थिषि, °षत, Br. &c.; Subj. स्थाति, स्था/थः, RV.; Prec. स्थेयात्, ib.; स्थेषम्, °षुः [?] AV.; स्थासीष्ट Gr.; fut. स्थाता, MBh. &c.; स्थास्यति, °ते, Br. &c.; inf. स्था/तुम्, ib.; °तोस्, Br.; GṛŚrS.; -स्थितुम्, R.; ind.p. स्थित्वा, MBh. &c.; -स्था/य, RV. &c. &c.; -स्थायम्, Bhaṭṭ.),
    to stand, stand firmly, station one's self, stand upon, get upon, take up a position on (with पादाभ्याम्, ‘to stand on the feet’; with जानुभ्याम्, ‘to kneel’; with अग्रे or अग्रतस् and gen., ‘to stand or present one's self before’; with पुरस् and with or without gen., ‘to stand up against an enemy &c.’), RV. &c. &c.;
    to stay, remain, continue in any condition or action (e.g. with कन्या, ‘to remain a girl or unmarried’; with तूष्णीम् or with मौनेन instr. ‘to remain silent’; with सुखम्, ‘to continue or feel well’), AV. &c. &c.;
    to remain occupied or engaged in, be intent upon, make a practice of, keep on, persevere in any act (with loc.; e.g. with राज्ये, ‘to continue governing’; with शासने, ‘to practise obedience’; with बले, ‘to exercise power’; with स्व-धर्मे, ‘to do one's duty’; with स्व-कर्मणि, ‘to keep to one's own business’; with संशये, ‘to persist in doubting’; also with ind.p. e.g. धर्मम् आश्रित्य, ‘to practise virtue’), AV.; Mn.; MBh. &c.;
    to continue to be or exist (as opp. to ‘perish’), endure, last, TS.; Mn.; MBh. &c.;
    to be, exist, be present, be obtainable or at hand, AV. &c. &c.;
    to be with or at the disposal of, belong to (dat. gen., or loc.), Mn.; MBh. &c.;
    (Ā. mc. also P. cf. Pāṇ. i, 3, 23; 4, 34)
    to stand by, abide by, be near to, be on the side of, adhere or submit to, acquiesce in, serve, obey (loc. or dat.), RV. &c. &c.;
    to stand still, stay quiet, remain stationary, stop, halt, wait, tarry, linger, hesitate (See under स्थित्वा below), RV. &c. &c.;
    to behave or conduct one's self (with समम्, ‘to behave equally towards any one’ loc.);
    to be directed to or fixed on (loc.), Hariv.; Kathās.;
    to be founded or rest or depend on, be contained in (loc.), RV.; AV.; MBh.;
    to rely on, confide in (loc. e.g. मयि स्थित्वा, ‘confiding in me’), Bhaṭṭ.;
    to stay at, resort to (acc.), R.;
    to arise from (abl. or gen.), RV.; ChUp.;
    to desist or cease from (abl.), Kathās.;
    to remain unnoticed (as of no importance), be left alone (only Impv. and Pot.), Kāv.; Pañcat. :
    Pass. स्थीयते (aor. अस्थायि), to be stood &c. (frequently used impers. e.g. मया स्थीयताम्, ‘let it be abided by me’ i.e. ‘I must abide’), Br. &c. &c.:
    Caus. स्थापयति, °ते (aor. अ/तिष्ठिपत्; ind.p. स्थापयित्वा [q.v.] and -स्था/पम्:
    Pass. स्थाप्यते), to cause to stand, place, locate, set, lay, fix, station, establish, found, institute, AV. &c. &c.;
    to set up, erect, raise, build, MBh.; R.;
    to cause to continue, make durable, strengthen, confirm, MBh.; R.; Suśr. &c.;
    to prop up, support, maintain, MBh.; Hcat.;
    to affirm, assent, Sāh.; Nyāyas. Sch.;
    to appoint (to any office loc.), Mn.; MBh. &c.;
    to cause to be, constitute, make, appoint or employ as (two acc.; with धात्रीम्, ‘to employ any one as a nurse’; with रक्षार्थम्, ‘to appoint any one as guardian’; with सज्जम्, ‘to make anything ready’ ; with सु-रक्षितम्, ‘to keep anything well guarded’; with स्वीकृत्य, ‘to make anything one's own’; with परिशेषम्, ‘to leave anyth° over or remaining’), ŚvetUp.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.;
    to fix, settle, determine, resolve, Mn.; MBh. &c.;
    to fix in or on, lead or bring into, direct or turn towards (loc., rarely acc.; with हृदि, ‘to impress on the heart’; with मनस्, ‘to fix the mind on’), AV. &c. &c.;
    to introduce or initiate into, instruct in (loc. e.g. with नये, ‘to instruct in a plan or system’), MBh.; Kathās.;
    to make over or deliver up to (loc. or हस्ते with gen., ‘into the hands of’), Yājñ.; Ratnâv.; Kathās.;
    to give in marriage, MBh.;
    to cause to stand still, stop, arrest, check, hold, keep in, restrain (with बद्ध्वा, ‘to keep bound or imprisoned’), ŚBr. &c. &c.;
    to place aside, keep, save, preserve, MBh.; Hariv. :
    Desid. of Caus. -स्थापयिषति (See सं-√ स्था) :
    Desid. ति/ष्ठासति, to wish to stand &c., ŚBr. :
    Intens. तेष्ठीयते;
    तास्थेति, तास्थाति Gr.
  • स्था [cf. Gk. ἱ-στάναι; Lat. stare; Lith. stóti; Slav. stati; Germ. stân, stehen; Eng. stand.]
  • स्था/ (or ष्ठा/), mfn. (nom. m. n. स्था/स्) standing, stationary (often ifc. = ‘standing, being, existing in or on or among,’ cf. अग्नि-ष्ठा, ऋत-स्था &c.), RV.; PañcavBr.; ŚāṅkhŚr.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

  • स्था 1 P. (Atm. also in certain senses; तिष्ठति-ते, तस्थौ-तस्थे, अस्यात्-अस्थित, स्थास्यति-ते, स्थातुं, स्थित; pass. स्थीयते; the स् of this root is changed to ष् after a preposition ending in इ or उ)
    1 To stand; चलत्येकेन पादेन तिष्ठत्येकेन बुद्धिमान् Subhāṣ.
    2 To stay, abide, dwell, live; ग्रामे or गृहे तिष्ठति.
    3 To remain, be left; एको गंगदत्तस्तिष्ठति Pt. 4.
    4 To delay, wait; किमिति स्थीयते Ś. 2.
    5 To stop, cease, desist, stand still; तिष्ठत्येष क्षणमधिपतिर्ज्योतिषां व्योममध्ये V. 2. 1.
    6 To be kept aside; तिष्ठतु तावत् पत्रलेखागमनवृत्तांतः K. ‘never mind the account of’ &c.
    7 To be, exist, be in any state or position; often with participles; मेरौ स्थिते दोग्धरि दोहदक्षे Ku. 1. 2; व्याप्य स्थितं रोदसी V. 1. 1; या स्थिता व्याप्य विश्वं Ś. 1. 1; कालं नयमाना तिष्ठति Pt. 1; Ms. 7. 8.
    8 To abide by, conform to, obey (with loc.); शासने तिष्ठ भर्तुः V. 5. 17, R. 11. 65.
    9 To be restrained; यदि ते तु न तिष्ठेयुरुपायैः प्रथमैस्त्रिभिः Ms. 7. 108.
    10 To be at hand, be obtainable; न विप्रं स्वेषु तिष्ठत्सु मृतं शूद्रेण नाययेत् Ms. 5. 104.
    11 To live, breathe; आः क एष मयि स्थिते चंद्रगुप्तमभिभवितुमिच्छति Mu. 1.
    12 To stand by or near, stand at one's side, help; उत्सवे व्यसने चैव दुर्भिक्षे शत्रुसंकटे । राजद्वारे श्मशाने च यस्तिष्ठति स बांधवः ॥ H. 1. 73.
    13 To rest or depend on.
    14 To do, perform, occupy oneself with.
    15 (Atm.) To resort or go to (as an umpire), be guided by the advice of; संशय्य कर्णादिषु तिष्ठते यः Ki. 3. 14.
    16 (Atm.) To offer oneself to (for sexual embrace), stand as a prostitute (with dat.); गोपी स्मरात् कृष्णाय तिष्ठते Sk. on P. I. 4. 34.
    — Caus. (स्थापयति-ते)
    1 To cause to stand.
    2 To lay, set, place, put.
    3 To found, establish.
    4 To stop.
    5 To arrest, check.
    6 To raise, erect.
    7 To cause to last or continue, make durable.
    8 To give in marriage; Māl. 10. 5.
    9 To instruct in, initiate into.
    — Desid. (तिष्ठासति) To wish to stand &c.