Samsthiti, Saṃsthiti: 12 definitions
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysaṃsthiti (संस्थिति).—f S Termination, conclusion, completed or perfected state. 2 Abiding, staying, residence.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsaṃsthiti (संस्थिति).—f Termination. Abiding, resi- dence.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySaṃsthiti (संस्थिति).—f.
1) Being together, staying with; यस्य मित्रेण संभाषा यस्य मित्रेण संस्थितिः (yasya mitreṇa saṃbhāṣā yasya mitreṇa saṃsthitiḥ) H.1.36.
2) Contiguity, nearness, vicinity.
3) Residence, abode, resting-place; यथा नदीनदाः सर्वे सागरे यान्ति संस्थितिम् । तथैवाश्रमिणः सर्वे गृहस्थे यान्ति संस्थितिम् (yathā nadīnadāḥ sarve sāgare yānti saṃsthitim | tathaivāśramiṇaḥ sarve gṛhasthe yānti saṃsthitim) || Manusmṛti 6.9.
4) Accumulation, heap.
5) Duration, continuance; धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणं प्राणाः संस्थितिहेतवः (dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇaṃ prāṇāḥ saṃsthitihetavaḥ) H.1.4.
6) Station, state, condition of life.
7) Restraint.
8) Death; अहो इमां को नु लभेत संस्थितिम् (aho imāṃ ko nu labheta saṃsthitim) Bhāgavata 3.19.27.
9) Destruction of the world.
1) Living in the same state; पुराणसंहिताप्रश्नो महापुरुषसंस्थितिः (purāṇasaṃhitāpraśno mahāpuruṣasaṃsthitiḥ) Bhāgavata 12.12.8.
11) Attaching importance to; नैता रूपं परीक्षन्ते नासां वयसि संस्थितिः (naitā rūpaṃ parīkṣante nāsāṃ vayasi saṃsthitiḥ) Manusmṛti 9.14.
12) Form, shape (svarūpa); उत्सृज्य सर्वतः सङ्गं विज्ञाताजितसंस्थितिः (utsṛjya sarvataḥ saṅgaṃ vijñātājitasaṃsthitiḥ) Bhāgavata 1.18.3.
13) Constancy; वैन्यस्तु धुर्यो महतां संस्थित्याध्यात्मशिक्षया (vainyastu dhuryo mahatāṃ saṃsthityādhyātmaśikṣayā) Bhāgavata 4.22.49.
14) Standing or sitting on; केशभस्मतुषाङ्गारकपालेषु च संस्थितिम् (keśabhasmatuṣāṅgārakapāleṣu ca saṃsthitim) Y.1.139.
Derivable forms: saṃsthitiḥ (संस्थितिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃsthiti (संस्थिति).—f.
(-tiḥ) 1. Death, dying. 2. Abode, abiding, being or being stationary. 3. Abiding, being or residing with. 4. Duration, continuance. 5. State or condition, (of life.) 6. Contiguity, connection. 7. Heap, accumulation. 8. Restraint. E. sam before sthiti staying.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃsthiti (संस्थिति).—i. e. sam-sthā + ti, f. 1. Staying together, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 38, M. M. 2. Accumulation, heap. 3. Contiguity. 4. Abiding, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 104, M. M.; abode, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 6, 90. 5. State of life. 6. Duration, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 42, M. M. 7. Restraint, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 14. 8. Death.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃsthiti (संस्थिति).—[feminine] being together, union with or staying among ([locative]), standing, sitting, etc. on ([locative] or —°); position, situation; duration, continuance, perseverance; existence, possibility; shape, form, fixed order, rule; nature, character; conclusion, end, death.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Saṃsthiti (संस्थिति):—[=saṃ-sthiti] [from saṃ-sthā] f. staying together, living in or with or near, union with ([locative case]), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] standing or sitting on ([locative case]), [Yājñavalkya i, 139]
3) [v.s. ...] duration, continuance in the same state or condition, [Harivaṃśa; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]
4) [v.s. ...] constancy, perseverance, [Harivaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] being bent upon, attaching importance to ([locative case]), [Manu-smṛti ix, 14]
6) [v.s. ...] existence, possibility of ([genitive case] or [compound]), [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] form, shape, [ib.]
8) [v.s. ...] established order, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra; Vāyu-purāṇa]
9) [v.s. ...] nature, condition, quality, property, [Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata; Purāṇa]
10) [v.s. ...] conclusion, completion (of a sacrifice), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Vaitāna-sūtra]
11) [v.s. ...] end, death, [Purāṇa]
12) [v.s. ...] obstruction of the bowels, constipation, [Suśruta]
13) [v.s. ...] heap, accumulation, [Horace H. Wilson]
14) [v.s. ...] restraint, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃsthiti (संस्थिति):—[saṃ-sthiti] (tiḥ) 2. f. Death; abode; well being; condition, duration; contiguity; heap; restraint.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Saṃsthiti (संस्थिति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃṭhii.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySaṃsthiti (संस्थिति):—(nf) collection; ~[ta] collected.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSaṃsthiti (ಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಿ):—
1) [noun] a staying, being or living together.
2) [noun] nearnes; proximity.
3) [noun] a place of living; a house or habitat.
4) [noun] a pile, mass or mound of things; a heap.
5) [noun] a period of duration set; time.
6) [noun] the state or condition of being (with refernce to the time and circumstance).
7) [noun] the act or state of controlling or being controlled; control; domination.
8) [noun] the end of completion; conclusion.
9) [noun] the cessation of life; death.
10) [noun] the mythological deluge that is believed to destroy the entire world or universe.
11) [noun] external appearane of something, which is different from the material it is made of, its colour, etc.; form.
12) [noun] transactions or relations; dealings.
13) [noun] a firm, stable base or basis.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Samsthitika.
Ends with: Asamsthiti, Duhkhasamsthiti.
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