Abhistha, Abhisthā, Abhi-stha, Abhishtha: 2 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhisthā (अभिस्था).—set the foot upon, rise over, step towards or against ([accusative]), withstand, overcome.
Abhisthā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhi and sthā (स्था).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiṣṭhā (अभिष्ठा):—[=abhi-ṣṭhā] (√sthā), -tiṣṭhati ([Aorist] -asthāt, [Ṛg-veda], -aṣṭhāt, [Pāṇini 8-3, 63]; perf. p. -taṣṭhivas, [Ṛg-veda iv, 4, 9])
—to tread or step upon ([accusative]), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];
—to overpower, defeat, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā];
—to extend or rise over ([accusative]), [Ṛg-veda i, 149, 4 and iii, 14, 4];
—to step or advance towards ([accusative]), [Pbr.; Kauśika-sūtra];
—to stay, live, [Mahābhārata xil, 3316];
—to stop, [ib., 4475.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Abhisthana.
Ends with: Nabhistha, Rabhishtha, Samabhishtha, Srabhishtha.
Full-text: Samabhishtha, Abhishthita, Abhisthiti.
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