Sthapayitva, Sthāpayitvā: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSthāpayitvā (स्थापयित्वा) refers to “stationing someone” (at the door), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.13 (“The birth of Gaṇeśa”).—Accordingly, after Pārvatī made Gaṇeśa her doorkeeper: “Thus placing (sthāpayitvā) her son at the doorway, Pārvatī began to take bath with her friends, unworried. O excellent sage, at this very moment Śiva who is eagerly indulgent and an expert in various divine sports came near the door. Not knowing that he was lord Śiva, the consort of Pārvatī, Gaṇeśa said—“O sir, without my mother’s permission you shall not go in now. [...]’.”.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureSthāpayitvā (स्थापयित्वा) refers to “putting someone (on a seat)”, according to the 2nd-century Meghasūtra (“Cloud Sutra”) in those passages which contain ritual instructions.—Accordingly, “[...] Whoso hath the head purified, be they Bhikṣu or Bhikṣuṇī, Upāsaka or Upāsikā, let him, clothed in pure rainment with charity at heart, write these names of Tathāgatas, and put them (sthāpayitvā) on a seat, and then throw into the air a spoonful of seven odours. Let him repeat the names of Tathāgatas five times severally. He must do great service, and continue in case of drought for seven days; [then] the deva will rain”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossarySthāpayitvā.—cf. Prakrit ṭhapaīchaṃ (CII 2-1), literally, ‘having kept’; relly, ‘besides’, ‘in addition to…’; cf. yaṣṭi- pratiṭhanaṃ ṭhapaīchaṃ (Sanskrit yaṣṭi-pratiṣṭhāpanaṃ sthāpayit- vā), ‘in addition to the erection of the memorial pillar’. Note: sthāpayitvā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySthāpayitvā (स्थापयित्वा).—in verses rarely sthāpetvā, sthāpya (= Pali ṭhapetvā; compare sthapayati, but in this form ā, never a; orig. ger. of Sanskrit caus. of sthā, putting aside, so in Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 79.1, and a transition case in Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 43.15, [asthānam etac…yad bhikṣur…saṃmukhībhūte tathāgata imaṃ dharmaṃ…] na śraddadhyāt, sthāpayitvā parinirvṛtasya tathāgatasya, it is impossible that…in the T.'s presence a monk should not believe this doctrine, leaving aside the case when the T. has entered nirvāṇa), except; usually followed by acc. object: sthāpetv' (Kashgar recension sthāpya) upāyaṃ Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 91.8 (verse); the following all sthāpayitvā; Mahāvyutpatti 5458 (listed among indeclinables); followed by object acc., Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 66.12; Lalitavistara 408.3; 442.12; Mahāvastu i.335.3; iii.181.3; 298.15; Divyāvadāna 270.4; 394.25; 457.6; 506.4; Avadāna-śataka ii.111.8; Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra 10.1; Daśabhūmikasūtra 59.17; Gaṇḍavyūha 136.26; 173.1, etc.; after object acc., (yaḥ svayam udāraṃ dharmābhisaṃskāram udārāṃ ca buddha- kṣetrotpattiṃ) sthāpayitvāsya dharmaparyāyasya saṃ- prakāśanahetor…upapanno veditavyas tathāgatadūtaḥ Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 226.10, who himself must be regarded as a messenger of the T. born to make known this religious discourse, (thus resembling a Buddha) except for the exalted performance of the doctrine and the exalted birth in a Buddha-field (which are functions of a Buddha alone; Burnouf rightly); tathā- gataṃ °tvā Lalitavistara 148.21 (prose); Mahāvastu ii.433.8 (putraṃ °tvā); Divyāvadāna 544.9 (pratyayaṃ °tvā); Bodhisattvabhūmi 77.13; Sukhāvatīvyūha 2.12; followed by relative clause in lieu of object, °tvā ye tasyāṃ parṣadi saṃnipatitā abhūvan Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 244.14, except those who…
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySthāpayitvā (स्थापयित्वा).—Ind. Having placed, fixed, erected, &c. E. ṣṭhā to stay, causal v., ktvā aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sthāpayitvā (स्थापयित्वा):—[from sthā] ind. having placed or fixed etc.
2) [v.s. ...] having put aside = ‘with the exception of’ ([accusative]), [Divyāvadāna]
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: Agratahsthapayitva.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verses 1.24-25 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Introduction (the story of Śāriputra) < [Chapter XVI - The Story of Śāriputra]
Introduction (five thousand bhikṣus) < [Chapter VI - The Great Bhikṣu Saṃgha]
Part 7 - Why Ānanda is not an arhat < [Chapter VI - The Great Bhikṣu Saṃgha]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 3.31.21 < [Sukta 31]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
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Khadira-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā (by Dharmachakra Translation Committee)