स्थाणु

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Sanskrit

Adjective

स्थाणु • (sthāṇu)

  1. (accord. to some for स्थल्नु) standing firmly, stationary, firm, fixed, immovable, motionless

Noun

स्थाणु • (sthāṇu) stem, m

  1. (or n. g. अर्धर्चादि) a stump, stem, trunk, stake, post, pile, pillar (also as symbol of motionlessness)
  2. a kind of spear or dart
  3. a particular part of a plough
  4. the gnomon of a dial
  5. a particular perfume (= जीवक) L.
  6. a nest of white ants
  7. name of शिव (who is supposed to remain as motionless as the trunk of a tree during his austerities)
  8. name of one of the 11 रुद्रs
  9. name of a प्रजा-पति
  10. name of a serpent-demon
  11. name of a राक्षस

Noun

स्थाणु • (sthāṇu) stem, n

  1. anything stationary or fixed
  2. a particular posture in sitting

References

  • Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.
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