Sthapitavat, Sthāpitavat, Sthapitavan, Sthāpitavān: 4 definitions
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Sthapitavat 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSthāpitavat (स्थापितवत्) refers to “installing” (the Liṅga of Śiva), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.11 (“The Victory of Kumāra”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] The lord Kumāra told Krauñca, the chief of the mountains, ‘Go home fearlessly. That Asura has been slain along with his army’ On hearing the words of the lord, the delighted lord of the mountains eulogised Kumāra the slayer of his enemy and went back to his abode. O sage, with great pleasure and observing the rules Skanda installed (sthāpitavat) three phallic emblems of Śiva that quell all sins. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySthāpitavat (स्थापितवत्).—mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) Placing, having placed. E. sthā to place, causal. v., ktavatu aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySthāpitavat (स्थापितवत्):—[=sthāpita-vat] [from sthāpita > sthā] mfn. one who has placed or fixed, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySthāpitavat (स्थापितवत्):—[(vān-vatī-vat) p.] Placing.
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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