स्थाणु

Sanskrit

Adjective

स्थाणु (sthāṇu)

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

Noun

स्थाणु (sthāṇu) 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) 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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