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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. आस्थाāsthā1 P.
    1. 1 Parasmaipada
    2. To stand or remain on or by, to occupy. Śvet.2.5.
    3. To ascend, mount; रथम्, स्यन्दनम् etc.
    4. To use, have recourse to, resort to, practise, take, assume, follow; यथा यथा हि सद्वृत्तमातिष्ठन्त्यनसूयकाः Ms.1.128, 2.133,1.11; समाधिमास्थाय Ku.5.2 practising concentration of mind; स्वरूपम् Ku.5.84. assuming his own form; तनुम् Mu.7.19; R.6.72; कूर्मसंकोचमास्थाय प्रहारानपि मर्षयेत् Pt.3.21 contracting himself like a tortoise; पदमातस्थुषा Ku.6.72 taking a place among; व्रतम् Ve.3.21; so स्त्रीरूपम् Pt.3.31; आस्थितबिषादधियः Ki.6.29 gloomy; तं तं नियममास्थाय Bg.7.2,8.12; K.165; आस्थितविष्टरः R.15.79; सुहृदास्थितायां सभायाम् Ku.7.29; विषमग्निं जलं रज्जुमास्थास्ये तव कारणात् Mb. use; चिन्तामौनमि- वास्थिता V.4.67 lost in moody abstraction.
    5. To do, perform, carry out.
    6. To recognise, acknowledge, own.
    7. To exhibit, aim at.
    8. To undertake, promise, agree.
    9. To behave. -Causal
    10. To cause to stand.
    11. To hold fast, cling to.
    12. To collect, obtain.
    13. To place in, infix.
    14. To show, represent, introduce; प्रविश्य स्थापकस्तद्वत्काव्यमास्थापयेत्ततः S. D.283; Mv.1.13.
    15. To step.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • आस्था āsthā

      1. आस्था-अङ्
      2. Regard, care, respect, consideration, care for (with Locative); न संभ्रमो न भीः काचिदास्था वा समजायत Mb.12.281.12; मर्त्येष्वास्थापराङ्मुखः R.1.43; मय्यप्यास्था न ते चेत् Bh.3.3;2.98; see अनास्था also.
      3. Assent, promise.
      4. Prop, support, stay.
      5. Hope, confidence; जयलक्ष्म्यां बबन्धास्थाम् Rāj.1.5.245.
      6. An effort.
      7. State, condition.
      8. An assembly.
      9. A place or means of abiding.
  2. आस्थातृāsthātṛa.Standing, mounting; आस्थाता ते जयतु जत्वानि Rv.6.47.26.

    Standing, mounting; आस्थाता ते जयतु जत्वानि Rv.6.47.26.

  3. आस्थानम्āsthānam1 A place, site.
    1. 1 A place, site.
    2. Ground, base.
    3. An assembly; आस्थानाध्यासनाश्रितः Bhāg.6.7.5.
    4. Care, regard; see आस्था.
    5. A hall of audience; K.8,14.
    6. Recreation ground (विश्रामस्थानम्).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नी An assemblyroom. आस्थानीं समये समं नृपजनः सायंतने संपतन् Ratna. निजामशाहमास्थानीमेत्य सिंहासने स्थितम् &Sacute B.3.8.

    • -गृहम्, -निकेतनम्, -मण्डपः an assembly-room; तदीय- मास्थाननिकेतनाजिरम् Ki.1.16.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. आस्थाāsthā[â-sthâ] f. desire for, interest in, trouble about, regard for (lc. or --˚): in. with all one's might…

    [â-sthâ] feminine; also equal for desire for, interest in, trouble about, regard for (locative or --˚): instrumental with all one's might, strenuously.

  2. आस्थानāsthāna[â-sthấna] n. place; assembly; -mandapa, m. n. audience hall.

    [â-sthấna] neuter place; assembly; -mandapa, masculine neuter audience hall.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. आस्थाāsthāP. A1. -तिष्ठति, -ते, to stand or remain on or by; to ascend, mount; to stay near, go towards, resort to RV.…
    1. Parasmaipada Atmane-pada -तिष्ठति, -ते, to stand or remain on or by; to ascend, mount; to stay near, go towards, resort to fg-veda AV. S3Br. A1s3vGr2. MBh. R. BhP. Kum. etc.; to act according to, follow R. BhP.; to undertake, perform, do, carry out, practise, use MBh. R. Hariv. BhP. Katha1s. etc.; to side or take part with, be of the opinion of; to maintain, affirm Pat.; to acknowledge; to take care for, have regard for MBh. Sarvad. etc.: Causal -स्थापयति, to cause to ascend Kaus3.; to cause to stay or stop; to arrest, stop fg-veda Kaus3.; to fix into, put into AitBr. BhP. Katha1s.; to hurt fg-veda; to constipate; to strengthen Sus3r.; to introduce Sa1h.
    2. feminine consideration, regard, care, care for (with locative case exempli gratia, 'for example' मय्य् आस्था, care for me) Hit. Ragh. Katha1s. etc.
    3. feminine assent, promise Lexicographers
    4. feminine confidence, hope
    5. feminine prop, stay, support Lexicographers
    6. feminine place or means of abiding Lexicographers
    7. feminine an assembly Lexicographers
    8. feminine state, condition Lexicographers
  2. आस्थातृāsthātṛmfn. standing on, mounting on RV. vi, 47, 26.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective standing on, mounting on fg-veda vi, 47, 26.

  3. आस्थानāsthānan. place, site, ground, base VS. AV. S3Br.
    1. neuter gender place, site, ground, base VS. AV. S3Br.
    2. neuter gender an assembly
    3. neuter gender a hall of audience Katha1s. Lexicographers
  4. आस्थानगृहāsthānagṛhan. an assembly-room L.

    neuter gender an assembly-room Lexicographers

  5. आस्थानमण्डपāsthānamaṇḍapam. and n. a hall of audience Hariv. Ka1d.

    masculine gender and neuter gender a hall of audience Hariv. Ka1d.