स्था

See also: साथ and साथी

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-. Cognates include Latin stō, Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi), Old English standan (English stand).

Root

स्था • (sthā)

to stand, station oneself, take up a position on
to stay, remain, continue in any condition or action
to continue to be or exist, to endure, last.
to stand still, stay quiet, remain stationary, stop, halt, wait, tarry, linger, hesitate
to desist or cease from
to cause to stand still, stop, arrest, check, hold, keep in, restrain
to place aside, keep, save, preserve
(idiomatic) to hang up phone

Derived terms

तिष्ठति (tíṣṭhati, “to stand”)
स्थल् (sthal, “to stand firm”)
स्थाणु (sthāṇu, “standing firmly”)
स्थान (sthā́na, “standing, posture”)
स्थापन (sthāpana, “causing to stand”)
स्थैर्य (sthairya, “stability”)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “स्था”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1262.

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