Shthu, Ṣṭhu: 2 definitions
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Shthu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Ṣṭhu can be transliterated into English as Sthu or Shthu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṣṭhu (ष्ठु):—(only [indeclinable participle] ṣṭhutvā) = √ṣṭhiv, to spit out, [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra]
2) Sthu (स्थु):—See duḥ-ṣṭhu and su-ṣṭhu.
3) Sthū (स्थू):—(collateral of √1. sthā, formed to account for the, words below), [probably] ‘to be thick or solid or strong.’
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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.
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Ends with: Anjishthu, Anushthu, Apashthu, Avishthu, Duhshthu, Dushthu, Nihshthu, Sushthu, Vanishthu, Yathasushthu.
Full-text (+47): Apashthu, Anushthu, Dushthu, Vanishthu, Duhshthu, Sthurin, Sthaviman, Sthura, Dauhshthava, Sthaurya, Sushthu, Sthunya, Sthavimatas, Goputi, Sthora, Nihshthu, Sthaviradaru, Sthunopasthunaka, Sthuni, Sthurayupavat.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1.11 < [Section VII - Nature of Brahmā]
Verse 2.101 < [Section XIX - Twilight Prayers]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 4.2 - Ascertaintion and Division of Kāku (poetic intonation) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]