Stara: 11 definitions
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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
Stara (स्तर).—a. [stṛ-stṝ-ghañ] Spreading, extending, covering.
-raḥ 1 Anything spread, a layer, stratum.
2) A bed, couch.
Stāra (स्तार).—(-stāra) (?) , see phalaha-.
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.
Stara (स्तर).—i. e. stṛ10 + a, I. m. 1. A layer. 2. A bed. Ii. f. rī, Smoke.
Stara (स्तर).—[masculine] stratum, layer.
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]
Stara (स्तर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Spreading. m. A layer; a bed.
Stara (स्तर):—(von 1. star) s. svastara .
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
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
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.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Stara (स्तर):—n. a level; grade; standard; stratum; determination of standard; (between university degrees) equivalence;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Starahina, Staran, Starana, Staranirdharana, Staraniya.
Full-text (+54): Vistara, Prastara, Astara, Nistara, Dustara, Samstara, Avastara, Sabhastara, Upastara, Sudustara, Paristara, Sastara, Svastara, Pratisamstara, Parivistara, Saciva-stara, Prastaracintamani, Prastarapattana, Prastarapankti, Vistarata.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 388 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 152 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 563 < [English-Gujarati-Hindi (1 volume)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Part 7 - Data of India’s Cultural History in the Nāṭyaśāstra < [Introduction, part 1]
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