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Entry स्तब्ध

स्तब्धstabdhap. p.Stopped, blocked up, obstructed.
[स्तम्भ् कर्मणि कर्तरि वा क्त]
1. Stopped, blocked up, obstructed.
2. Paralysed, senseless, stupefied, benumbed.
3. Motionless, immoveable; किंचित् किंचिच्छकृ- न्मुञ्चन् मूत्रयन् स्तब्धलोचनः Bhāg.1.36.3.
4. Fixed, firm, hard, rigid, stiff.
5. Obstinate, stubborn, hard-hearted, stern; आत्मसंभाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः Bg.16.17.
6. Coarse.
7. Solidified (as water).
8. Tardy, slack; inactive; सद्भिराचरितः पन्था येन स्तब्धेन दूषितः Bhāg.4.2.1.
Derived forms and compounds
- -कर्ण Adjective pricking up the ears.
- -पाद Adjective stifflegged, lame.
- -बाहु Adjective stiff-armed.
- -मति Adjective dullminded.
- -रोमन् Masculine a hog, boar; स्तब्धरोमसमारब्धघर्घर- स्वरघोषणाम् Śiva B.31.65.
- -लोचन Adjective having motionless or unwinking eyes (said of gods).
In the Gita16·17 18·28

आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः ।

ātmasambhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhanamānamadānvitāḥ, — They sacrifice and give not in the true order, but from a self-regarding ostentation, from vanity and with a stiff and foolish pride. 16·17
- स्तब्धाःstabdhāḥnominative plural of the past participial adjective stabdha (obstinate, stubborn).
- स्तब्धःstabdhaḥnominative singular of the past. participial adjective stabdha (obstinate, stubborn).
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