स्तम्भ

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From the root स्तभ् (stabh, to support).

Pronunciation

Noun

स्तम्भ (stambha) stemm

  1. pillar, post, column
    Synonym: यूप (yūpa)
  2. stem
  3. support, prop; fixedness, rigidity
  4. arrogance, aloofness
  5. stoppage, obstruction

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of स्तम्भ (stambha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative स्तम्भः
stambhaḥ
स्तम्भौ / स्तम्भा¹
stambhau / stambhā¹
स्तम्भाः / स्तम्भासः¹
stambhāḥ / stambhāsaḥ¹
Vocative स्तम्भ
stambha
स्तम्भौ / स्तम्भा¹
stambhau / stambhā¹
स्तम्भाः / स्तम्भासः¹
stambhāḥ / stambhāsaḥ¹
Accusative स्तम्भम्
stambham
स्तम्भौ / स्तम्भा¹
stambhau / stambhā¹
स्तम्भान्
stambhān
Instrumental स्तम्भेन
stambhena
स्तम्भाभ्याम्
stambhābhyām
स्तम्भैः / स्तम्भेभिः¹
stambhaiḥ / stambhebhiḥ¹
Dative स्तम्भाय
stambhāya
स्तम्भाभ्याम्
stambhābhyām
स्तम्भेभ्यः
stambhebhyaḥ
Ablative स्तम्भात्
stambhāt
स्तम्भाभ्याम्
stambhābhyām
स्तम्भेभ्यः
stambhebhyaḥ
Genitive स्तम्भस्य
stambhasya
स्तम्भयोः
stambhayoḥ
स्तम्भानाम्
stambhānām
Locative स्तम्भे
stambhe
स्तम्भयोः
stambhayoḥ
स्तम्भेषु
stambheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “stambha”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.