स्था

See also: साथ and साथी

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-. Cognates include Polish stać (literally, “to stand”), Russian стать (statʹ), Bulgarian ста́на (stána) (literally, “to stand”, confer with the Polish word), Latin stō, Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi), Old English standan (English stand).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /stʰɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪t̪ʰɑː/

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

• 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, page 1262.