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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. स्थाणुsthāṇua.Firm, fixed, steady, stable, immoveable, motionless; नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः Bg.2.24; Mb.1.34.5.

    [स्था-नु पृषोdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied णत्वम्]

    Firm, fixed, steady, stable, immoveable, motionless; नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः Bg.2.24; Mb.1.34.5.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णुः

      1. An epithet of Śiva; स स्थाणुः स्थिरभक्तियोगसुलभो निःश्रेयसायास्तु वः V.1.1.
      2. A stake, post, pillar; अपि स्थाणुवदासीनः Pt.1.49; किं स्थाणुरयमुत पुरुषः.
      3. A peg, pin; स्थाणौ निषङ्गिण्यनसि क्षणं पुरः Śi.12.26.
      4. The gnomon of a dial.
      5. A spear, dart.
      6. A nest of white ants.
      7. A drug or perfume called Jeevaka.
      8. Stump, trunk; लता वल्लीश्च गुल्मांश्च स्थाणूनश्मन एव च Rām.2.8.6.
      9. A particular posture in sitting. -Masculine, Neuter A branchless trunk or stem, any bare stalk or stem, pollard.

    • -छेदः one who cuts down the trunks of trees, one who clears away timber; स्थाणुच्छेदस्य केदारमाहुः शल्यवतो मृगम् Ms.9. 44.

    • -दिश् Feminine the north-east.

    • -भूत Adjective become motionless (as the trunk of a tree).

    • -भ्रमः mistaking anything for a post.

    In the Gita2·24

    नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः ॥

    nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇuracalo'yaṁ sanātanaḥ. — It is uncleavable, it is incombustible, it can neither be drenched nor dried. Eternally stable, immobile, all-pervading, it is for ever and for ever. 2·24
    • स्थाणुःsthāṇuḥnominative singular of the masculine form of the adjective sthāṇu (stable).
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. स्थाणुsthāṇu[sthâ-nú] a. [√sthâ] standing, station ary, n. what is fixed or stationary (C.); m. stump, stake, post (also…

    [sthâ-nú] adjective [√sthâ] standing, station ary, neuter what is fixed or stationary (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit); masculine stump, stake, post (also as an emblem of im movableness; Veda, Vedic, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit); noun of Siva (immova ble as the trunk of a tree during his austeri ties; Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit): -kkheda, adjective clearing away the stumps (i. e. the timber); -bhûta, perfect passive participle im movable like the stump of a tree; -vana ͜ okas, adjective inhabiting the forest of Siva; u ͜ îsvara, neuter noun of a town.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. स्थाणुsthāṇumfn. (accord. to some for स्थल्नु) standing firmly, stationary, firm, fixed, immovable, motionless Mn. MBh.…
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (according to to some for स्थल्नु) standing firmly, stationary, firm, fixed, immovable, motionless Mn. MBh. etc.
    2. masculine gender (or neuter gender gaRa अर्धर्चा*दि) a stump, stem, trunk, stake, post, pile, pillar (also as symbol of motionlessness) fg-veda etc.
    3. masculine gender a kind of spear or dart Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender a particular part of a plough Kr2ishis.
    5. masculine gender the gnomon of a dial MW.
    6. masculine gender a particular perfume (Equivalent to जीवक) Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender a nest of white ants W.
    8. masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव (who is supposed to remain as motionless as the trunk of a tree during his austerities) MBh. Ka1v. etc. (RTL. 63)
    9. masculine gender of one of the 11 Rudras रुद्र s MBh. Hariv.
    10. masculine gender of a Praja1-pati प्रजा-पति R.
    11. masculine gender of a serpent-demon Ra1matUp.
    12. masculine gender of a Ra1kshasa राक्षस Ta1n2d2Br.
    13. neuter gender anything stationary or fixed MBh. etc.
    14. neuter gender a particular posture in sitting catalogue or catalogues
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  2. यज्ञस्थाणुyajñasthāṇum. a sacrificial post or stake (over which the priest stumbles) TBr.

    masculine gender a sacrificial post or stake (over which the priest stumbles) TBr.

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  3. सभास्थाणुsabhāsthāṇum. "post at a gambling-house", either "a gambling-table" or "a man who sits like a post at a g…

    masculine gender "post at a gambling-house", either "a gambling-table" or "a man who sits like a post at a g gambling-table", a persistent gambler VS.

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  4. सस्थाणुजङ्गमsasthāṇujaṅgamamfn. along with immovables and movables MBh.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective along with immovables and movables MBh.

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  5. स्थाणुकर्णीsthāṇukarṇīf. a partic. species of large colocynth L.

    feminine a particular species of large colocynth Lexicographers

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  6. स्थाणुच्छेदsthāṇucchedam. one who cuts down the trunks of trees or clears away timber Mn. ix, 44.

    masculine gender one who cuts down the trunks of trees or clears away timber Mn. ix, 44.

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  7. स्थाणुतीर्थsthāṇutīrthan. N. of a Ti1rtha तीर्थ MBh.

    neuter gender Name of a Ti1rtha तीर्थ MBh.

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  8. स्थाणुदिश्sthāṇudiśf. "S3iva शिव 's quarter", the north-east VarBr2S.

    feminine "S3iva शिव 's quarter", the north-east VarBr2S.

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