Apte Dictionary

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Entry स्था

स्थाsthāTo cause to stand.
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; लोकश्रेष्ठे गुणवति वरे स्थापिता त्वं मयैव Māl.1.5.
9. To instruct in, initiate into. -Desid. (तिष्ठासति) To wish to stand etc.
Derived forms and compounds
- स्था sthā
  
  1 Parasmaipada (Ātm. also in certain senses; तिष्ठति- ते, तस्थौ, तस्थे, अस्थात्-अस्थित, स्थास्यति-ते, स्थातुं, स्थित; Passive स्थीयते; the स् of this root is changed to ष् after a pre position ending in इ or उ)
  
  To stand; अयं स ते तिष्ठति संगमोत्सुकः Ś.3.13; चलत्येकेन पादेन तिष्ठत्येकेन बुद्धिमान् Subhāṣ
  
  To stay, abide, dwell, live; ग्रामे or गृहे तिष्ठति
  
  To remain, be left; यावदेकानुदिष्टस्य गन्धो लेपश्च तिष्ठति. Ms.4.111; एको गङ्गदत्तस्तिष्ठति Pt.4.
  
  To delay, wait; किमिति स्थीयते Ś.2.
  
  To stop, cease, desist, stand still; तिष्ठत्येष क्षणमधिपतिर्ज्योतिषां व्योममध्ये V.2.1.
  
  To be kept aside; तिष्ठतु तावत् पत्रलेखागमनवृत्तान्तः K. 'never mind the account of' etc.
  
  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.
  
  To abide by, conform to, obey (with Locative); शासने तिष्ठ भर्तुः V.5. 17. R.11.65.
  
  To be restrained; यदि ते तु न तिष्ठेयुरुपायैः प्रथमैस्त्रिभिः Ms.7.18.
  
  To be at hand, be obtainable; न विप्रं स्वेषु तिष्ठत्सु मृतं शूद्रेण नाययेत् Ms.5.14.
  
  To live, breathe; आः क एष मयि स्थिते चन्द्रगुप्तमभिभवितु- मिच्छति Mu.1.
  
  To stand by or near, stand at one's side, help; उत्सवे व्यसने चैव दुर्भिक्षे शत्रुसंकटे (राष्ट्रविप्लवे) । राज- द्वारे श्मशाने च यस्तिष्ठति स बान्धवः ॥ H.1.71 (Vartious reading).
  
  To rest or depend on; जहातु नैनं कथमर्थसिद्धिः संशय्य कर्णादिषु तिष्ठते यः Ki.3.14.
  
  To do, perform, occupy oneself with; न तिष्ठति तु यः पूर्वां नोपास्ते यश्च पश्चिमाम् Ms.2.13.
  
  (Ātm.) To resort or go to (as an umpire), be guided by the advice of; संशय्य कर्णादिषु तिष्ठते यः Ki.3.14.
  
  (Ātm.) To offer oneself to (for sexual embrace), stand as a prostitute (with Dative); गोपी स्मरात् कृष्णाय तिष्ठते Sk. on ParasmaipadaI.4.34. -Causal (स्थापयति-ते)
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सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत ॥

senayorubhayormadhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me'cyuta. — Arjuna said:- O Achyuta (the faultless, the immovable), stay my chariot between the two armies. 1·21
- स्थापयsthāpayaimperative 2nd person singular of the causal form of the verbal root sthā (to stand, stay).
- स्थापयित्वाsthāpayitvāindeclinable past passive participle or gerund form of the causal form of the verbal root sthā (to stand, stay).
- अवस्थातुम्avasthātuminfinitive of the verbal root sthā (to stay, remain, stand) with the prefix ava.
- स्थास्यतिsthāsyatifut. 3rd person singular of the verbal root sthā (to stand, stay).
- स्थित्वाsthitvāindeclinable past participle or gerund form of the verbal root sthā (to stand, stay).
- अवतिष्ठतेavatiṣṭhatepresent 3rd person singular of the etmanepada verbal root sthā (to stay, remain, stand) with the prefix ava (to remain still).
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