sṭāna | स्टान | sTAna
sṭā/na | स्टा/न | n. (also said to be m., Siddh.) the act of standing, standing firmly, being fixed or stationary, AV. &c. &c.
position or posture of the body (in shooting &c.), R.
staying, abiding, being in or on (loc. or comp.), Daś.; Kām.; Hariv.; Sāh.
storing-place or storage (of goods), Mn. viii, 401
firm bearing (of troops), sustaining a charge (as opp. to yudḍa | युद्ड |, ‘charging’), ib. vii, 190
state, condition (ifc. = ‘being in the state of’), Up.; BhP.
continued existence, continuance in the same state (i.e. in a kind of neutral state unmarked by loss or gain), continuing as or as long as (with instr.), MBh.; R.; BhP.
a state of perfect tranquillity, Sarvad.
station, rank, office, appointment, dignity, degree, MaitrUp.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
place of standing or staying, any place, spot, locality, abode, dwelling, house, site (sṭāne sṭāne | स्टाने स्टाने | or sṭāne sṭāneśu | स्टाने स्टानेशु |, ‘in different places’, ‘here and there’), RV. &c. &c.
place or room, stead (sṭāne | स्टाने | with gen. or ifc. ‘in place of’, ‘instead of’, ‘in lieu of’; ripu-sṭāne-√ vft | रिपु-स्टाने-√ व्फ़्त् |, ‘to act in the place of an enemy’; vilocana-sṭāna-gata | विलोचन-स्टान-गत |, ‘acting the part of eyes’; also sṭāna | स्टान | ifc. = ‘taking the place of’, ‘acting as’, ‘representing’ or ‘represented by’ e.g. pitf-sṭ˚ | पित्फ़्-स्ट्˚ |, ‘acting as a father’ or ‘represented by a f˚’; iyaṇ-uvaṇ-sṭāna | इयण्-उवण्-स्टान |, ‘repr˚ by iy | इय् | or uv | उव् |’ [as I and U, Pāṇ. i, 4, 4]; in Pāṇini's grammar the gen. case is often used alone, when the word sṭāne | स्टाने | has to be supplied, e.g. hanter jaḥ | हन्तेर् जः |, ‘ja | ज | is to be substituted in place of han | हन् |’, i, 1, 49), AitBr.; GṛŚrS. &c.
place for, receptacle of (gen.), Mn.; MBh. &c.
proper or right place (sṭāne | स्टाने |, ‘in the right place or at the right time, seasonably, justly’), PañcavBr. &c. &c. (cf. g. svar-ādi | स्वर्-आदि |)
province, region, domain, sphere (of gods or virtuous men; said to be in one of three places, viz. ‘earth’ or ‘atmosphere’ or ‘heaven’; accord. to some that of virtuous Brāhmans is called Prājāpatya; of Kṣatriyas, Aindra; of Vaiśyas, Māruta; of Śūdras, Gāndharva), Nir.; VarBṛS.
the main support or strength or chief constituent of a kingdom (said to be four, viz. ‘army’, ‘treasury’, ‘city’, ‘territory’), Mn. vii, 56
a stronghold, fortress, Pañcat.
the place or organ of utterance of any sound (said to be 8 in number, viz. kaṛWa | कऋWअ |, ‘throat’; tālu | तालु |, ‘palate’; mūrḍan | मूर्डन् |, ‘top of palate’; danta | दन्त |, ‘teeth’; ośWa | ओश्Wअ |, ‘lips’; kaṛWa-tālu | कऋWअ-तालु |, ‘throat and palate’; kaṛW'-ośWa | कऋWऽ-ओश्Wअ |, ‘throat and lips’; dant'-ośWa | दन्त्ऽ-ओश्Wअ |, ‘teeth and lips’; to which are added nāsikā | नासिका |, ‘nose’, said to be the place of utterance of true Anusvāra, and uras | उरस् |, ‘chest’, of Visarga), Pāṇ. i, 1, 9, Sch.; Prāt.; Sarvad.
any organ of sense (e.g. the eye), BhP.
the pitch or key of the voice, note, tone (of which accord. to RPrāt., there are three [see mandra | मन्द्र |], or accord. to TPrāt., seven; vīnā cyutā sṭānāt | वीना च्युता स्टानात् |, ‘a lute out of tune’), ŚrS.; Prāt.; MBh. &c.
shape, form, appearance (as of the moon), VarBṛS.
the part or character of an actor, MW.
case, occurrence (nedaṃ sṭānaṃ vidyate | नेदं स्टानं विद्यते |, ‘this case does not occur’), Yājñ.; Pañcat.; Vajracch.
occasion, opportunity for (gen. or comp.; ˚ne | ˚ने | ind. ‘occasionally’), ŚrS.; MBh. &c.
cause or object of (gen. or comp., e.g. ṣulka-sṭāna | षुल्क-स्टान |, ‘an object of toll’; pūjā- | पूजा- | or mānya-sṭ˚ | मान्य-स्ट्˚ |, ‘an object of honour’; also applied to persons; ˚ne | ˚ने | ind. ‘because of’, ‘on account of’), MBh.; Pañcat.; Kathās.
a section or division (e.g. of medicine), Car.; Suśr. &c.
an astrol. mansion or its subdivision, VarBṛS.
= kāryotsarga | कार्योत्सर्ग |, Śīl.
an open place in a town, plain, square, W.
a holy place, MW.
an altar, ib.
N. of a Gandharva king, R.
sṭāna | स्टान | , sṭānin | स्टानिन् |, sṭāpaka | स्टापक |, ˚pana | ˚पन | &c. See p. 1263.
position or posture of the body (in shooting &c.), R.
staying, abiding, being in or on (loc. or comp.), Daś.; Kām.; Hariv.; Sāh.
storing-place or storage (of goods), Mn. viii, 401
firm bearing (of troops), sustaining a charge (as opp. to yudḍa | युद्ड |, ‘charging’), ib. vii, 190
state, condition (ifc. = ‘being in the state of’), Up.; BhP.
continued existence, continuance in the same state (i.e. in a kind of neutral state unmarked by loss or gain), continuing as or as long as (with instr.), MBh.; R.; BhP.
a state of perfect tranquillity, Sarvad.
station, rank, office, appointment, dignity, degree, MaitrUp.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
place of standing or staying, any place, spot, locality, abode, dwelling, house, site (sṭāne sṭāne | स्टाने स्टाने | or sṭāne sṭāneśu | स्टाने स्टानेशु |, ‘in different places’, ‘here and there’), RV. &c. &c.
place or room, stead (sṭāne | स्टाने | with gen. or ifc. ‘in place of’, ‘instead of’, ‘in lieu of’; ripu-sṭāne-√ vft | रिपु-स्टाने-√ व्फ़्त् |, ‘to act in the place of an enemy’; vilocana-sṭāna-gata | विलोचन-स्टान-गत |, ‘acting the part of eyes’; also sṭāna | स्टान | ifc. = ‘taking the place of’, ‘acting as’, ‘representing’ or ‘represented by’ e.g. pitf-sṭ˚ | पित्फ़्-स्ट्˚ |, ‘acting as a father’ or ‘represented by a f˚’; iyaṇ-uvaṇ-sṭāna | इयण्-उवण्-स्टान |, ‘repr˚ by iy | इय् | or uv | उव् |’ [as I and U, Pāṇ. i, 4, 4]; in Pāṇini's grammar the gen. case is often used alone, when the word sṭāne | स्टाने | has to be supplied, e.g. hanter jaḥ | हन्तेर् जः |, ‘ja | ज | is to be substituted in place of han | हन् |’, i, 1, 49), AitBr.; GṛŚrS. &c.
place for, receptacle of (gen.), Mn.; MBh. &c.
proper or right place (sṭāne | स्टाने |, ‘in the right place or at the right time, seasonably, justly’), PañcavBr. &c. &c. (cf. g. svar-ādi | स्वर्-आदि |)
province, region, domain, sphere (of gods or virtuous men; said to be in one of three places, viz. ‘earth’ or ‘atmosphere’ or ‘heaven’; accord. to some that of virtuous Brāhmans is called Prājāpatya; of Kṣatriyas, Aindra; of Vaiśyas, Māruta; of Śūdras, Gāndharva), Nir.; VarBṛS.
the main support or strength or chief constituent of a kingdom (said to be four, viz. ‘army’, ‘treasury’, ‘city’, ‘territory’), Mn. vii, 56
a stronghold, fortress, Pañcat.
the place or organ of utterance of any sound (said to be 8 in number, viz. kaṛWa | कऋWअ |, ‘throat’; tālu | तालु |, ‘palate’; mūrḍan | मूर्डन् |, ‘top of palate’; danta | दन्त |, ‘teeth’; ośWa | ओश्Wअ |, ‘lips’; kaṛWa-tālu | कऋWअ-तालु |, ‘throat and palate’; kaṛW'-ośWa | कऋWऽ-ओश्Wअ |, ‘throat and lips’; dant'-ośWa | दन्त्ऽ-ओश्Wअ |, ‘teeth and lips’; to which are added nāsikā | नासिका |, ‘nose’, said to be the place of utterance of true Anusvāra, and uras | उरस् |, ‘chest’, of Visarga), Pāṇ. i, 1, 9, Sch.; Prāt.; Sarvad.
any organ of sense (e.g. the eye), BhP.
the pitch or key of the voice, note, tone (of which accord. to RPrāt., there are three [see mandra | मन्द्र |], or accord. to TPrāt., seven; vīnā cyutā sṭānāt | वीना च्युता स्टानात् |, ‘a lute out of tune’), ŚrS.; Prāt.; MBh. &c.
shape, form, appearance (as of the moon), VarBṛS.
the part or character of an actor, MW.
case, occurrence (nedaṃ sṭānaṃ vidyate | नेदं स्टानं विद्यते |, ‘this case does not occur’), Yājñ.; Pañcat.; Vajracch.
occasion, opportunity for (gen. or comp.; ˚ne | ˚ने | ind. ‘occasionally’), ŚrS.; MBh. &c.
cause or object of (gen. or comp., e.g. ṣulka-sṭāna | षुल्क-स्टान |, ‘an object of toll’; pūjā- | पूजा- | or mānya-sṭ˚ | मान्य-स्ट्˚ |, ‘an object of honour’; also applied to persons; ˚ne | ˚ने | ind. ‘because of’, ‘on account of’), MBh.; Pañcat.; Kathās.
a section or division (e.g. of medicine), Car.; Suśr. &c.
an astrol. mansion or its subdivision, VarBṛS.
= kāryotsarga | कार्योत्सर्ग |, Śīl.
an open place in a town, plain, square, W.
a holy place, MW.
an altar, ib.
N. of a Gandharva king, R.
sṭāna | स्टान | , sṭānin | स्टानिन् |, sṭāpaka | स्टापक |, ˚pana | ˚पन | &c. See p. 1263.