स्थाणु

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.