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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

स्थानकम्sthānakamA position, situation.
[स्थान स्वार्थे क]
1. A position, situation.
2. A particular point or situation in dramatic action; Exempli gratia, for example पताकास्थानक quod vide, which see; स्थानकेन अवलोक्य V.4.44/45; it may also mean 'a kind of posture'.
3. A city, town.
4. A basin.
5. Froth, a kind of scum on spirits or wine.
6. A mode of recitation.
7. A division or section of the Taittirīya, a branch of the Yajurveda.
8. A temple in which the idol is kept in an erect posture.
9. The attitude of the body (in shooting &.).
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