स्था

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See also: साथ and साथी

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *staH-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Cognates include Polish stać (literally, “to stand”), Russian стать (statʹ), Bulgarian ста́на (stána) (literally, “to stand”, compare with the Polish word), Latin stō, Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi), Old English standan (English stand).

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Root

स्था • (sthā)

  1. to stand, station oneself, take up a position on
  2. to stay, remain, continue in any condition or action
  3. to continue to be or exist, to endure, last.
  4. to stand still, stay quiet, remain stationary, stop, halt, wait, tarry, linger, hesitate
  5. to desist or cease from
  6. to cause to stand still, stop, arrest, check, hold, keep in, restrain
  7. to place aside, keep, save, preserve
Derived terms
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root स्था‎ (0 c, 19 e)
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Derived Nominal Forms
Descendants
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root स्था‎ (15 c, 0 e)

Etymology 2

From the root स्था (sthā).

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Adjective

स्था • (sthā)

  1. nominative singular feminine and sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural masculine/feminine and sandhi form of accusative plural feminine of स्थ (stha, “standing on”)
  2. (Vedic) instrumental singular feminine and nominative/vocative/accusative plural neuter of स्थ (stha, “standing on”)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “स्था”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1262.
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 194
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 764-766
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