Sthira, Sthirā: 35 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
1) Sthira (स्थिर, “firm” or “stable”).—One of the twenty Gurvādiguṇa, or, ‘ten opposing pairs of qualities of drugs’.—Sthira is the characteristic of a drug referring to the ‘firmness’, while its opposing quality, Sara, refers to its ‘mobility’. It is a Sanskrit technical term from Āyurveda (Indian medicine) and used in literature such the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā.
The quality of Sthira, present in drugs and herbs, increases the Kapha (bodily fluids, or ‘phlegm’). It exhibits a predominant presence of the elements Earth (pṛthivī).
2) Sthirā (स्थिरा):—Another name for Śālaparṇī (Desmodium gangeticum), a species of medicinal plant and used in the treatment of fever (jvara), as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which is part of the 7th-century Mādhavacikitsā, a Sanskrit classical work on Āyurveda. The Sanskrit word Sthirā is derived from Sthira, which meaning can vary from “faithful”, “fixed”, “hard-hearted”, “settled” or “changeless”.
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Sthira (स्थिर) is synonymous with Mountain (śaila) and is mentioned in a list of 24 such synonyms according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains [viz., Sthira], jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Sthirā (स्थिरा) is another name for Śāliparṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Desmodium gangeticum (sal leaved desmodium), from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.17-20 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Sthirā and Śāliparṇī, there are a total of twenty-nine Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Sthirā (स्थिरा) is another name for “Pṛśniparṇī” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning sthirā] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Sthirā (स्थिरा) is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment of Maṇḍalī-snake-bites, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—A number of different permutation and combination of herbs are prescribed as Lepa and Pāna for removing the poison of Maṇḍalī snakes.—According to the Kāśyapasaṃhitā verse 9.75-77: “A paste prepared from the bark of Vacā and Śigru, leaves of Nandyāvarti and Vitāna, Turmeric, Tulasī, Yoṣā, one droṇa of long Turmeric, fresh Pānalakuṣṭha, Tamarind leaves, Pippalī, Siṃhāvalī, Sthirā or Śālaparṇi along with a khārī of rice must be applied thrice on the bite-wound. When the poison recedes, an ointment made out of the powdered bark of Akṣaphala and buttermilk must be applied”.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
1) Sthira (स्थिर) refers to the “stout limbs” (of ten-year old elephants), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “11. Producing seed upon jumping (the cow), stout-limbed (sthira-aṅga), with erect penis, firmly grown teeth, rich in fire and strength, eating with relish, gladdening the herd, in the tenth year he is a vikka”.
2) Sthira (स्थिर) or “steadfast” also refers to a symptom of elephants suffering from Ślaiṣmika-related diseases.—[Cf. chapter 11, “40. Yellow-eyed, with very large toes (or trunk tip), trunk, head, frontal bosses, etc., not very amiable, (but) he is not over-susceptible to anger, of slow (bodily) fire (of digestion), fearless, of ‘deep’ sensitivity, steadfast (sthira), imperturbable, taking hold well, free from instability, fond of the lute and other (instrumental music) and of song, with stout, smooth tusks, very slow-moving, lustful—such an elephant is afflicted with (disease of the) phlegm”.
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Sthira (स्थिर) or Sthirajālaka refers to one of the two types of the Calyx (jālaka) part of a Puṣpa (“flower”); and represents a technical term related to the morphology branch of “plant science”, which ultimately involves the study of life history of plants, including its origin and development, their external and internal structures and the relation of the members of the plant body with one another.—The vṛkṣāṅga-sūtrīya-adhyāya, i.e., the chapter of the bījotpatti-kāṇḍa of Parāśara’s Vṛkṣāyurveda deals with various parts of plants. [...] The different parts of puṣpa (flower) are, e.g., jālaka (Calyx):—The outermost whorl which covers the floral bud is called jālaka. The calyx (jālaka) may be of two types, viz. puṣpāntakajālaka, sthira-jālaka. In puṣpāntaka type, the calyx withers away and falls off with the formation of fruit. In case of sthira-jālaka, the calyx does not wither away even after the fruit is formed.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Sthira (स्थिर):—Stabitlity; Immobility; One of the 20 gurvadi gunas; caused due activated prithvi; denotes physiological & pharmacological stability & immobility; causes obstruction; An attribute of Kapha
Sthira (स्थिर, “static”) and Cala (“mobile”) refers to one of the ten counterpart-couples of the twenty Śārīraguṇa (or Gurvādiguṇa), which refers to the “twenty qualities of the body”—where guṇa (property) represents one of the six divisions of dravya (drugs).—Śārīraka-guṇas are twenty in number. There are ten guṇas with their opposite guṇas. [...] Sthira (“static”) has the predominant bhūta (element) of earth and the associated actions of “stabilising/dhāraṇa”; while Cala (“mobile”) has the predominant bhūta (element) of air and is associated with the action “stimulating/preraṇa”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Sthira (स्थिर) refers to one of the forty-seven tānas (tone) used in Indian music.—The illustration of Sthira (as a deity) according to 15th-century Indian art is as follows.—The colour of his body is yellow. His face is similar to the face of a Krauñca. A viṇā is held with both hands.
The illustrations (of, for example Sthira) are found scattered throughout ancient Jain manuscripts from Gujarat. The descriptions of these illustrations of this citrāvalī are based on the ślokas of Vācanācārya Gaṇi Sudhākalaśa’s Saṅgītopaniṣatsāroddhāra (14th century) and Śārṅgadeva’s Saṅgītaratnākara (13th century).
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Sthira (स्थिर).—One of the two followers given to Subrahmaṇya by Meru. The followers given to Subrahmaṇya were Sthira and Atisthira. (Mahābhārata Śalya Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 48).
Sthira (स्थिर) refers to the “immobile aspect” of Mount Himavat, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.1.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] O excellent sage, there in the northern region is a mountain called Himavat who is the lord of mountains and has great splendour and prosperity. His twofold aspects—that of a mobile nature and that of the immobile one (i.e., sthira)—are well known. I succinctly describe his subtle form. He is beautiful and is the storehouse of multifarious gems. Extending from the eastern to the western ocean he appears like a measuring rod of the Earth”.
Sthira (स्थिर) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.44) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Sthira) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Sthira (स्थिर) or Sthirāgama refers to one of upāgamas (supplementary scriptures) of the Candrajñānāgama which is one of the twenty-eight Siddhāntāgama: a classification of the Śaiva division of Śaivāgamas. The Śaivāgamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu. The purpose of revealing upāgamas (e.g., Sthira Āgama) is to explain more elaborately than that of mūlāgamas (e.g., Candrajñāna-āgama) and to include any new idea if not dealt in mūlāgamas.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Sthira (स्थिर) or Sthirakuṭṭaka refers to the “constant pulveriser”, according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra” or ‘science of calculation’), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—The equation [by = ax ± 1] generally called by the name of sthira-kuṭṭaka or the “constant pulveriser” (from sthira, meaning constant, steady). Pṛthūdakasvāmī (860) sometimes designates it also as dṛḍhakuṭṭaka (from dṛḍha = firm). But that name disappeared from later Hindu algebras because the word dṛḍha was employed by later writers as equivalent to niccheda (having no divisor) or nirapavarta (irreducible). The origin of the name “constant pulveriser” has been explained by Pṛthūdakasvāmī as being due to the fact that the interpolator (± 1) is here invariable.
Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Sthira (स्थिर) or Sthiragati refers to one of the various Gatis (“way of walking”) (in Indian Dramas), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Sthira-gati denotes the steady movements. To show walking in fever, hunger, disease, tiredness due to penance, dissimulation, excitement, love and sorrow or ease, slow gait should be adopted by the artist. The lover who goes to meet his or her secret lover adopts the sthira-gati. In darkness or if a deformed creature is visible or if a person walks a long way, the gait of a person becomes automatically slow down.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Sthira (स्थिर) refers to either “steady (breath)” or “stable (semen)”, according to the Haṭhapradīpikā of Svātmārāma: an influential 15th-century Sanskrit manual on Hatha-Yoga dealing with techniques to channel one’s vital energy.—Accordingly, while discussing the retention of semen: “When there is steadiness of the mind, the breath is steady (sthira). Because of this, semen becomes stable (sthira). Because of the stability of semen, there is always strength [and so,] stability of the body arises”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Sthira (स्थिर, “firmness”) refers to one of the various kinds of Nāma, or “physique-making (karmas)”, which represents one of the eight types of Prakṛti-bandha (species bondage): one of the four kinds of bondage (bandha) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra chapter 8. What is meant by firmness (sthira) body-making karma? The rise of which causes firmness (such as of major and minor limbs well knit in a frame) is called firmness body-making karma.
The opposite-pair of sthira (firmness) is asthira (weakness).
1) Sthira (स्थिर) (Cf. sthirī) refers to “(having) fixed” (the reflections in the ground of the mind), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “And the reflections certainly always ought to be the foundation for virtuous [meditation]. Having fixed (sthirīkṛtya) those in the ground of the mind, examine [your] nature”.
2) Sthira (स्थिर) or Sthiraśarīra refers to “immovable bodies”, according to the Jñānārṇava.—Accordingly, “Embodied souls, living in immovable and movable bodies (sthira—sthiretaraśarīreṣu), are born [and] die constrained by the chains of their own actions. In this world sometimes corporeal [souls] filled with a mass of virtue appear in heaven because of the development of life and name karmas connected with the celestial state of existence”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Sthirā.—(Ep. Ind., Vol. XXXIII, p. 181), a permanent endowment. Note: sthirā 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Sthira in India is the name of a plant defined with Desmodium gangeticum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aeschynomene gangetica (L.) Poir. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Beskr. Guin. Pl. (1827)
· Fl. Indo-Chine (1920)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1798)
· Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, (1812)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1871)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1805)
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
sthira (स्थिर).—a (S) Steady, settled, fixed, firm, fast, still, not moving. 2 Permanent, abiding, continuing, enduring, lasting. 3 Constant, faithful, steady, not fluctuating or fickle. 4 Calm, cool, composed, of moderate or orderly affections and passions. 5 Steady, abiding, unchanging &c. In this sense the word is used as an epithet of certain signs of the zodiac, certain nakshatras, and certain days; implying that a work begun under any of these signs, nakshatras &c. will proceed slowly and heavily, and if executed under any of them, will continue or last a long time. See in the opposite sense cara.
sthira (स्थिर).—a Steady; permanently cool, constant.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Sthira (स्थिर).—a. [sthā-kirac] (compar. stheyas; superl. stheṣṭha)
1) Firm, steady, fixed; भावस्थिराणि जननान्तरसौहृदानि (bhāvasthirāṇi jananāntarasauhṛdāni) Ś.5.2. स स्थाणुः स्थिरभक्तियोगसुलभो निःश्रेयसायास्तु वः (sa sthāṇuḥ sthirabhaktiyogasulabho niḥśreyasāyāstu vaḥ) V.1.1; Kumārasambhava 1.3; R.11.19.
2) Immoveable, still, motionless; स्थिरप्रदीप- तामेत्य भुजङ्गाः पर्युपासते (sthirapradīpa- tāmetya bhujaṅgāḥ paryupāsate) Kumārasambhava 2.38.
3) Immoveably fixed; कालेनावरणात्ययात्परिणते यत्स्नेहसारे स्थितम् (kālenāvaraṇātyayātpariṇate yatsnehasāre sthitam) Uttararāmacarita 1.39.
4) Permanent, eternal, everlasting; कल्पिष्यन्ते स्थिरगणपदप्राप्तये श्रद्दधानाः (kalpiṣyante sthiragaṇapadaprāptaye śraddadhānāḥ) Meghadūta 57; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.25.
5) Cool, collected, composed, placid, calm.
6) Quiescent, free from passion.
7) Steady in conduct, steadfast.
8) Constant, faithful, determined.
9) Certain, sure.
1) Hard, solid.
11) Strong, intense.
12) Stern, relentless, hard-hearted; अहो स्थिरः कोऽपि तवेप्सितो युवा (aho sthiraḥ ko'pi tavepsito yuvā) Kumārasambhava 5.47.
-raḥ 1 A god, deity.
2) A tree.
3) A mountain.
4) A bull.
5) Name of Śiva.
6) Name of Kārtikeya.
7) Final beatitude or absolution.
8) The planet Saturn.
9) Name of certain zodiacal signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius).
-rā 1 The earth; पितामहस्तामालोक्य विहस्तामस्थिरां स्थिराम् (pitāmahastāmālokya vihastāmasthirāṃ sthirām) Śiva B.5.47.
2) A strong-minded woman.
3) The silkcotton tree.
-ram Steadfastness, stubbornness. (sthirīkṛ means
1) to confirm, strengthen, or to corroborate.
2) to stop, make fast.
3) to cheer up, console, comfort; Ś.4.
4) To steel (the heart); Amaru. स्थिरीभू (sthirībhū) means
1) to become firm or steady.
2) to become calm or tranquil.)
Sthirā (स्थिरा).—name of a capital city (rājadhānī): Gaṇḍavyūha 170.13; 171.26 etc.
Sthira (स्थिर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) 1. Firm, fixed, steady, immovable. 2. Hard, solid. 3. Permanent, durable, lasting. 4. Firm, steady, (morally,) uninfluenced by pleasure or pain, &c. 5. Cool, collected. 6. Constant, faithful. 7. Sure, certain. m.
(-raḥ) 1. A deity, an immortal. 2. Kartikeya. 3. A mountain. 4. A tree. 5. Final emancipation from existence. 6. The planet Saturn. 7. A bull. 8. Siva. f.
(-rā) 1. The earth. 2. A shrub, (Hedysarum gangeticum.) 3. A medicinal root, commonly Kakoli. 4. Silk-cotton tree. E. ṣṭhā to stay or be, Unadi aff. kirac .
Sthira (स्थिर).—i. e. sthā + ra, I. adj., comparat. stheyaṃs, superl. stheṣṭha. 1. Firm, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 1; fixed, immovable, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 6, 33 (sthirī kṛ, To stop, [Pañcatantra] 258, 20). 2. Permanent, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 109;
Sthira (स्थिर).—[adjective] hard, solid, firm, strong, lasting, durable, steadfast, constant, resolute, faithful, sure.
1) Sthira (स्थिर):—[from sthā] a mf(ā)n. firm, hard, solid, compact, strong, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] fixed, immovable, motionless, still, calm, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] firm, not wavering or tottering, steady, [Rāmāyaṇa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
4) [v.s. ...] unfluctuating, durable, lasting, permanent, changeless, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
5) [v.s. ...] stern, relentless, hard-hearted, [Kumāra-sambhava]
6) [v.s. ...] constant, steadfast, resolute, persevering (manas or hṛdayaṃ sthiraṃ-√kṛ, ‘to steel one’s heart, take courage’ [Rāmāyaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara])
7) [v.s. ...] kept secret, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]
8) [v.s. ...] faithful, trustworthy, [Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata] etc.
9) [v.s. ...] firmly resolved to ([infinitive mood]), [Mahābhārata]
10) [v.s. ...] settled, ascertained, undoubted, sure, certain, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
11) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] spell recited over weapons, [Rāmāyaṇa]
12) [v.s. ...] a kind of metre, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
13) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata]
14) [v.s. ...] of one of Skanda’s attendants, [ib.]
15) [v.s. ...] Name of a [particular] [astrology] Yoga, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
16) [v.s. ...] of certain zodiacal signs (viz. Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; so called because any work done under these signs is supposed to be lasting), [ib.] ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] also ‘a tree; Grislea Tomentosa; a mountain; a bull; a god; the planet Saturn; final emancipation’)
17) Sthirā (स्थिरा):—[from sthira > sthā] f. a strong-minded woman, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
18) [v.s. ...] the earth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
19) [v.s. ...] Desmodium Gangeticum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
20) [v.s. ...] Salmalia Malabarica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
21) [v.s. ...] = -kākolī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
22) [v.s. ...] Name of the sound j, [Upaniṣad]
23) Sthira (स्थिर):—[from sthā] n. steadfastness, stubbornness, resistance ([accusative] with ava-√tan [Parasmaipada] ‘to loosen the resistance of [gen.]’; [Ātmanepada] ‘to relax one’s own resistance, yield’; with ā-√tan [Ātmanepada] ‘to offer resistance’), [Ṛg-veda]
24) b etc. See p. 1264, col. 3.
Sthira (स्थिर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A deity; Kārtikeya; a mountain; a tree; final bliss; Saturn; a bull. 1. f. The earth; a shrub; silk-cotton tree. a. Firm, solid, durable; cool; constant.
Sthira (स्थिर):—(von 1. sthā) [Uṇādisūtra 1, 54.]
1) adj. (f. ā) a) hart, fest, straff: anna [Ṛgveda 4, 7, 10.] [Bhagavadgītā 17, 8.] aṅga [Ṛgveda 1, 89, 8.] āyudha [39, 2.] dhanvan [8, 20, 12.] ratha [1, 38, 12. 3, 35, 4.] sthi.ā cinnamayiṣṇavaḥ [8, 20, 1.] ru.ati sthi.āṇi [10, 89, 6.] sthi.amā tanuṣva [120, 4. 1, 37, 9. 127, 3. 6, 24, 8. 8, 14, 19. 45, 41.] bhū harter —, fester Boden [KĀM. NĪTIS. 19, 10. 13.] liṅga (st. dessen sthita [7, 9625]) [Mahābhārata 13, 7512.] śukra verhärtet [Suśruta 2, 154, 14.] sthirāghātam festgestampft [GOBH. 4, 7, 5.] kināṭaṃ snāva tatsthiram fest so v. a. nicht leicht zerreissend [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 6, 9, 32.] nīlasūkṣmasthirālakā [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 21, 18.] bandhana [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 84.] jāla [Spr. (II) 2478.] prāṇāḥ [UTTARAR. 22, 10 (30, 2).] Die Redensart ava sthi.ā tanuhi yātu.ūnām brich den Widerstand [Ṛgveda 4, 4, 5.] śardhatām [?8, 19, 20. 10, 134, 2 (vgl. 116, 6).] ava sthi.ā ma.havadbhyastanuṣva entweder brich den Widerstand (der Feinde) für oder sei nachgiebig gegen [2, 33, 4.] alpaṃ darpabalaṃ daitya sthiramakrodhajaṃ balam so v. a. widerstandsfähig [Harivaṃśa 2729.] — b) fest so v. a. unbeweglich [Amarakoṣa 3, 6, 1, 5.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 467.] [Medinīkoṣa r. 98.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 8, 2, 1, 14.] sthiro bhava mamāgrataḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 35, 16.] [Śākuntala 94, 9, v. l.] druma [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 16, 23.] sthāṇu [?63, 24 (65, 29 Gorresio). Berg Spr. (II) 503.] pradīpa [Kumārasaṃbhava 2, 38.] bālārka adj. (udayācala) [Kathāsaritsāgara 9, 64.] carasthireṣu lakṣeṣu [KĀM. NĪTIS. 14, 25.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 46, 5. 62. 96, 1. fgg. 99, 6.] jaṅgamānām [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 17, 34. 3, 31, 16. 32, 12. 4, 28, 39. 31, 15. 6, 16, 43. 7, 8, 8. 11, 7, 42.] sthiraṃ sukhaṃ cāsanam [2, 2, 15. 4, 28, 45] (su). [7, 15, 31.] [SARVADARŚANAS. 174, 5.] in der Nativitätslehre Bez. best. Häuser und Theile derselben [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 60, 20. 98, 18.] [BṚH. 5, 13. 25. 8, 8.] [LAGHUJ. 1, 7.] sthirataradṛś [Spr. (II) 4560.] a [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 8, 2, 1, 14.] dṛṣṭi [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 73, 20.] sthirasthāyin fest stehend [AMṚTAN. Upakośā] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 9, 32.] vikrama ein fester, nicht schwankender Schritt [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 86, 8.] asthira = cala [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1455.] — c) fest so v. a. keinem Wandel —, keinen Schwankungen unterworfen, dauerhaft, anhaltend, ausdauernd, bleibend: vṛṣan Indra [Ṛgveda 3, 30, 2. 2, 41, 10. 8, 33, 9. 81, 28.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 6, 65, 3.] karmaṇi [Ṛgveda 1, 101, 4. 167, 7. 10, 61, 20.] gāvau [3, 53, 17.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 10, 4, 11.] śavas [Ṛgveda 5, 52, 2. 7, 56, 7.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 9, 1, 2, 5.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 4.] sthirendriya [Suśruta 1. 124, 16.] deha [SARVADARŚANAS. 98, 8.] maryādā [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 4, 13.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 119.] hṛdaye tatsthiraṃ mama [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 3, 7.] tamas [Gītagovinda 11, 10.] jalamucaḥ [MĀLATĪM. 175, 6.] sthiti [Bhagavadgītā 6, 33.] saṃgara [Mahābhārata 3, 1811.] pratijñā [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 109, 25.] pratijñatva [106, 32.] prasāda [Harivaṃśa 1007.] ārambha [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 7, 209.] [Spr. (II) 269. 3842.] prīti [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 75, 19 (79, 2 Gorresio).] sattva [83, 8.] anurāga [3, 3, 4.] dharmapauruṣa [31, 49.] sauhṛda [4, 38, 19.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 15, 13.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 476.] bhāvasthirāṇi jananāntarasauhṛdāni [Śākuntala 99.] saṃskāratā [Mṛcchakaṭikā 139, 14.] udyama [KĀM. NĪTIS. 10, 41.] upadeśa [Kumārasaṃbhava 1, 30.] niścaya [5, 5.] gaṇapadaprāpti [Meghadūta 56.] pratibandha [Śākuntala 23, 13.] bhakti [Vikramorvaśī 1.] kārya [Kapila 1, 34.] karman [Spr. (II) 797.] maitrī [3678.] bhoga [4629. 6495.] mantra (so v. a. geheim bleibend) [6603.] vibhava [7160.] sthirāpāyaḥ kāyaḥ [7231.] śailī [7232.] śrī, lakṣmī [172. 963.6281.] [Raghuvaṃśa 11, 19.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 4, 114. 19, 14. 37, 142.] [Pañcatantra 203, 5.] saṃpadvipadau [Spr. (II) 2040.] dyuti [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 104, 14.] asusthirādara adj. beständig um sein Leben besorgt [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 360. 3, 77.] [SARVADARŚANAS. 24, 5. 56, 15.] mati [Oxforder Handschriften 193,a,6.] prajñā [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 1, 18.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 8, 21, 28.] buddhi [Mahābhārata 3, 16686.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 2, 21, 23.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 144.] dhī [Raghuvaṃśa 8, 22.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 17, 5.] hṛdaya [Spr. (II) 7230.] manas [Ṛgveda 5, 30, 4.] [Harivaṃśa 8597.] [Pañcatantra 107, 11.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 25, 44.] cetas [Oxforder Handschriften 78,b,2.] citta [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 63, 47. 4, 54, 7] (asthira) [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 28, 9.] ātman [Kapila 1, 33.] sthirātman adj. standhaft [KĀM. NĪTIS. 9, 67.] [Spr. (II) 6813.] parihāsapure cakre sthirāṃ gurvīṃ sa (so zu trennen) parviṇīm so v. a. setzte für immer fest [Rājataraṅgiṇī.4,242.] [Oxforder Handschriften 19,a,5.] kuru tvaṃ hṛdayaṃ sthiram so v. a. stähle dein Herz, fasse Muth [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 26, 29.] kuruṣva manaḥ sthiram dass. [Spr. (II) 5249.] a von keinem Bestand [Spr. (II) 796. fg.] jīvita [Kathāsaritsāgara 24, 138.] = asaṃkasuka [Amarakoṣa 3, 1, 43.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 437.] fest von Personen so v. a. standhaft, keinen Wandel der Gesinnung oder der Stimmung in sich aufkommen lassend, zuverlässig und auch gutes Muths; = viśrabdha [Halāyudha 2, 215. -] [MAITRYUP. 2, 4.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 311.] [Mahābhārata 5, 7433. 7443.] [Harivaṃśa 12090.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 21, 19] (a). [3, 68, 39.] [KĀM. NĪTIS. 4, 20.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 5, 47.] [Chezy’s Ausgabe des Śākuntala 143, 3.] [Mālavikāgnimitra 47, 11.] [Spr. (II) 503. 655,] [v. l. 2375. 5859] (a). [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 68, 109. 69, 14. 101, 2.] [BṚH. 17, 2.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 4, 113. 37, 42.] so v. a. fest entschlossen: sthiro hamāhave yoddhum [Mahābhārata 5, 7318.] — d) feststehend so v. a. sicher, keinem Zweifel unterworfen: apuṃstvamapyasya niśamya ca sthiraṃ kumārīpuramutsasarja tam (so ed. Bomb.) [Mahābhārata 4, 309.] vacas [Kathāsaritsāgara 18, 137.] ramaṇīyaṃ vanaṃ yatra puṣpamūlaphalaṃ sthiram so v. a. mit Sicherheit anzutreffen [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 21, 2.] a zweifelhaft, nicht glaubwürdig: vāc [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 71.] vardhante pāṇḍavā nityaṃ vayaṃ tvasthiravṛddhayaḥ [Mahābhārata 2, 1965.] — sthiratara = sthāsnu, stheyaṃs [Amarakoṣa 3, 2, 22.] —
2) m. a) Baum [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 4, 2.] [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) Grislea tomentosa Roxb. [Bhāvaprakāśa im Śabdakalpadruma] — c) Berg [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — d) Stier [Rājanirghaṇṭa 19, 23.] — e) ein Gott [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — f) der Planet Saturn [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 14.] [Medinīkoṣa] — g) ein N. Viṣṇu’s [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 73.] Kārttikeya’s [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — h) ein best. über Waffen gesprochener Zauberspruch [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 31, 8.] — i) ein best. Metrum: 4 Mal ˘ ¯ [Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 331.] — k) die letzte Befreiung der Seele [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] — l) neben ati Nomen proprium eines Wesens im Gefolge Skanda's [Mahābhārata 9, 2550.] —
3) f. ā a) die Erde [Amarakoṣa 2, 1, 2.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 377.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 937.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Halāyudha 2, 1.] — b) Desmodium gangeticum Dec. [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 4, 3.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Ratnamālā 9.] [Suśruta 2, 101, 10. 223, 7. 256, 10. 280, 5. 341, 8. 417, 21. 448, 3.] du. [284, 21.] Salmalia (śālmali) malabarica Sch. und E. [Śabdacandrikā im Śabdakalpadruma] = kākolī [Jaṭādhara] ebend. — c) Bez. des Buchstabens ja [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 318.] — Vgl. gaviṣṭhira, jātū, yudhi, su, stheman, stheyaṃs, stheṣṭha und sthairya.
Sthira (स्थिर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Thira.
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
Sthira (स्थिर) [Also spelled sthir]:—(a) stable, firm; steady; still, unmoved, motionless, immobile; constant; stationary; quiescent, calm, pacific; inflexible; ~[citta/cetā/buddhi/mati/manā] of steady mind, firm, unwavering; resolved/resolute; ~[tā/tva] steadiness; stability; quiescence; poise.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Sthira (ಸ್ಥಿರ):—
1) [adjective] firmly established.
2) [adjective] not moving; stationary.
3) [adjective] lasting for ever; permanent.
4) [adjective] undisturbed; tranquil; calm; quiet; placid.
5) [adjective] not affected by passions.
6) [adjective] having good conduct.
7) [adjective] decided; determined.
8) [adjective] dense; solidified; concensed.
9) [adjective] strong; robust.
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Sthira (ಸ್ಥಿರ):—
1) [noun] the quality of being permanent, eternal; eternity.
2) [noun] a tree.
3) [noun] a hill or mountain.
4) [noun] Śiva.
5) [noun] the planet Saturn.
6) [noun] a quiet, tranquil man.
7) [noun] mental courage.
8) [noun] a deity; a god.
9) [noun] an ox or bull.
10) [noun] Ṣaṇmukha, the son of Śiva.
11) [noun] freedom from the cycle of births and deaths; emancipation.
12) [noun] (astrol.) collectively four zodiac signs - Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Sthira (स्थिर):—adj. 1. firm; steady; fixed; 2. immovable; still; motionless; 3. stable; 4. permanent; eternal; everlasting; 5. cool; collected; composed; placid; calm; 6. constant; faithful; determined; 7. unchanging; steadfast;
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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Starts with (+27): Sthira-aya, Sthira-bhava, Sthirabal, Sthirabodha, Sthirabuddhi, Sthirabuddhika, Sthiracakra, Sthiracancala, Sthiracchada, Sthiracchaya, Sthiracetas, Sthirachada, Sthirachaya, Sthirachhada, Sthiracitta, Sthiracitte, Sthiradamshtra, Sthiradeha, Sthiradeva, Sthiradhaman.
Full-text (+278): Susthira, Yudhishthira, Asthira, Sthirata, Sthiramati, Sthirikarana, Sthiraranga, Sthirayauvana, Abhisthiram, Sthiradamshtra, Sthiratman, Sthirabuddhi, Sthiragandha, Sthirajihva, Atisthira, Sthirajivita, Sthirapushpa, Sthiratva, Sthiracakra, Sthirayoni.
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Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 17.8 < [Chapter 17 - Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga-yoga]
Verse 6.33 < [Chapter 6 - Dhyāna-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Meditation)]
Verses 6.11-12 < [Chapter 6 - Dhyāna-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Meditation)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 1.124 < [Chapter 1 - The Innate Nature of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Verse 8.39 < [Chapter 8 - The Birth of Sovereigns]
Verse 73.10 < [Chapter 73 - Result of the Nakṣatras and Tithis on Military Expeditions]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 16.10 < [Chapter 16 - Results of the Nakṣatras]
Verse 8.8 < [Chapter 8 - Dashas and Antar Dashas]
Verse 5.13 < [Chapter 5 - Birth Matters]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 318 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 3]
Page 84 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 2]
Page 42 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 1]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
1.3. Elements of Drama (e): Gatiprasāra (gait extension) < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]
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