स्थूणा

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *stʰuHnáH (“pillar”), from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂-uh₂-néh₂, from *steh₂- (“to stand”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬏𐬥𐬀 (stūna), Persian ستون (sotun, “pillar”).

Pronunciation

Noun

स्थूणा • (sthū́ṇā) stem, f

  1. column, pillar
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.59.1:
      वैश्वानर नाभिरसि क्षितीनां स्थूणेव जनाँ उपमिद्ययन्थ ॥
      vaiśvānara nābhirasi kṣitīnāṃ sthūṇeva janām̐ upamidyayantha.
      Centre art thou, Vaiśvānara, of the settlements of people, sustaining men like a deep-founded pillar.

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of स्थूणा
singular dual plural
nominative स्थूणा (sthū́ṇā) स्थूणे (sthū́ṇe) स्थूणाः (sthū́ṇāḥ)
vocative स्थूणे (sthū́ṇe) स्थूणे (sthū́ṇe) स्थूणाः (sthū́ṇāḥ)
accusative स्थूणाम् (sthū́ṇām) स्थूणे (sthū́ṇe) स्थूणाः (sthū́ṇāḥ)
instrumental स्थूणया (sthū́ṇayā)
स्थूणा¹ (sthū́ṇā¹) 		स्थूणाभ्याम् (sthū́ṇābhyām) स्थूणाभिः (sthū́ṇābhiḥ)
dative स्थूणायै (sthū́ṇāyai) स्थूणाभ्याम् (sthū́ṇābhyām) स्थूणाभ्यः (sthū́ṇābhyaḥ)
ablative स्थूणायाः (sthū́ṇāyāḥ)
स्थूणायै² (sthū́ṇāyai²) 		स्थूणाभ्याम् (sthū́ṇābhyām) स्थूणाभ्यः (sthū́ṇābhyaḥ)
genitive स्थूणायाः (sthū́ṇāyāḥ)
स्थूणायै² (sthū́ṇāyai²) 		स्थूणयोः (sthū́ṇayoḥ) स्थूणानाम् (sthū́ṇānām)
locative स्थूणायाम् (sthū́ṇāyām) स्थूणयोः (sthū́ṇayoḥ) स्थूणासु (sthū́ṇāsu)
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