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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Stanāntara (स्तनान्तर) refers to “(the location) between the nipples”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.10 (“Boasting of Tāraka”).—Accordingly, as Tāraka-Asura fought with Kārttikeya: “[...] On hearing the auspicious words uttered by the celestial voice, Kumāra became happy. He was surrounded by the Pramathas. He resolved to kill Tāraka, the king of Asuras. The infuriated Kumāra of powerful arms used his full strength and hit Asura Tāraka in between his nipples (stanāntara). Slighting that blow, the leading demon Tāraka, hit Kumāra angrily with his spear. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Stanāntara (स्तनान्तर).—

1) the heart.

2) the space between the breasts; (na) मृणालसूत्रं रचितं स्तनान्तरे (mṛṇālasūtraṃ racitaṃ stanāntare) Ś.6.17; R.1.62.

3) a mark on the breast (said to indicate future widowhood).

Derivable forms: stanāntaram (स्तनान्तरम्).

Stanāntara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms stana and antara (अन्तर).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Stanāntara (स्तनान्तर).—n.

(-raṃ) 1. The heart, or its site, placed however immediately under the centre bone of the sternum. 2. The space between the two breasts. 3. A mark on the breast, indicative of future widowhood. E. stana the breast, antara interval.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Stanāntara (स्तनान्तर).—n. the heart.

— Cf. [Latin] interus, interior, alter, and ulterior, ultra (see anta and antima); [Gothic.] anthar. [Anglo-Saxon.] other.

Stanāntara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms stana and antara (अन्तर).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Stanāntara (स्तनान्तर).—[neuter] = stanamadhya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Stanāntara (स्तनान्तर):—[from stana > stan] n. the space between the breasts, centre of the chest (of men and women), [Kāvya literature; Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] the heart (as between the br°), [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] a mark on the breast (indicating future widowhood), [ib.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Stanāntara (स्तनान्तर):—[stanā+ntara] (raṃ) 1. n. The heart or its site; a mark on the breast indicating future widowhood.

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Stanantara in German

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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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Partial matches: Stana, Antara.

Full-text: Stanamadhya, Lamb.

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