Stara: 11 definitions

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1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
3. Kannada
4. Nepali
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Introduction:

Stara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Stara (स्तर).—a. [stṛ-stṝ-ghañ] Spreading, extending, covering.

-raḥ 1 Anything spread, a layer, stratum.

2) A bed, couch.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Stāra (स्तार).—(-stāra) (?) , see phalaha-.

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

Stara (स्तर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Who or what spreads, extends, &c. m.

(-raḥ) 1. A layer, a stratum. 2. A bed. E. stṛ to spread, ac aff.

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

Stara (स्तर).—i. e. stṛ10 + a, I. m. 1. A layer. 2. A bed. Ii. f. rī, Smoke.

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

Stara (स्तर).—[masculine] stratum, layer.

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

1) Stara (स्तर):—a staraṇa, stariman etc. See p. 1260, col. 1.

2) [from stṝ] b m. (cf. pra-, vi-, sva-stara) a layer, stratum, [Līlāvatī of bhāskara]

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

Stara (स्तर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Spreading. m. A layer; a bed.

[Sanskrit to German]

Stara 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Stara (स्तर) [Also spelled star]:—(nm) standard, level; layer, stratum/strata; fold; grade; ~[ṇa] leveling; grading; stratifying; ~[ṇīya] fit to be leveled/graded/stratified; [starika] stratified; levelled; [starita/starīkṛta] stratified; graded; levelled; [starīkaraṇa] levellizing; stratification; [starīya] level/levelled; stratified; standard; —[kā] (of a certain) standard.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Stara (ಸ್ತರ):—[adjective] spreading; distriuting over a surface.

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Stara (ಸ್ತರ):—

1) [noun] that which is unrolled and spread (as a mat, bed, etc.).

2) [noun] a horizontal layer or section of material, esp. any of several lying one upon another; a stratum.

3) [noun] the distance between two parallel planes.

4) [noun] a period, level or degree in a process of development, growth or change; a stage.

5) [noun] a class or division in a scheme of classification; a category.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Stara (स्तर):—n. a level; grade; standard; stratum; determination of standard; (between university degrees) equivalence;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Search found 11 books and stories containing Stara, Stāra; (plurals include: Staras, Stāras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Rig Veda 5.52.10 < [Sukta 52]

Rig Veda 10.14.4 < [Sukta 14]

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Analyzing the compatibility of twak sharir with contemporary science < [2023: Volume 12, March issue 4]

Review on sushrutokta lohita tvaka with special reference to vyanga < [2022: Volume 11, May issue 5]

Study of twak sharir focusing on skin layers - research article. < [2021: Volume 10, August issue 10]

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Part 7 - Data of India’s Cultural History in the Nāṭyaśāstra < [Introduction, part 1]

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Book-review: Graha-naksatra (Planets and Stars) < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]

The Position and Antiquity of the Patala-Khanda of the Padma Purana < [Purana, Volume 1, Part 2 (1960)]

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