Sthura, Sthūra: 8 definitions
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In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Sthūra (स्थूर) possibly refers to a synonym of ‘sthūla’ (gross), as used in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 2, l. 6]—The word ‘sthūra’ occurs on pp 102, 155,157, 175,178, 183, 184, 186, 366, & 376-378 But its meaning is not given in its vyākhyā. On p 178, l 19 it is merely suggested Haribhadra has rendered ‘thūlaga’ occurring in Pañcasuttaga (II) as ‘sthūra’ in his commentary (p 9a) on it. It is also used by other writers who flourished after him e.g. by Siddharṣi in his commentary (pp 30 & 32) on Nyāyāvatāra and by Malayagiri Sūri in his commentary (p 91) on Nandī Sādhusundara Gaṇī mentions it as a synonym of ‘sthūla’ (gross) in his Śabdaratnākara (III, 72).
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Sthūra (स्थूर).—
1) A bull.
2) A man.
Derivable forms: sthūraḥ (स्थूरः).
Sthūra (स्थूर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. A man. 2. A bull. E. ṣṭhā to stay, ūran Unadi aff.
Sthūra (स्थूर).—i. e. sthā + vara (cf. the next), m. A man.
Sthūra (स्थूर).—[adjective] thick, broad, massy, big, large; [masculine] the lower part of the thigh (also ka†); [dual] the ankles or buttocks.
1) Sthura (स्थुर):—[from sthū] See apa-ṣṭhura, p. 53, col. 1.
2) Sthūra (स्थूर):—[from sthū] mfn. (cf. sthūla below) thick, dense, heavy, big, bulky, stout, broad, strong, solid, [Ṛg-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] m. [dual number] the ankles or the buttocks
4) [v.s. ...] m. sg. the lower part of the thigh, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a child of Sthūrā, [Patañjali on Pāṇini 6-1, 103], [vArttika] 1
6) [v.s. ...] a man, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] a bull, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) Sthūrā (स्थूरा):—[from sthūra > sthū] f. Name of a woman [gana] gargādi.
Sthūra (स्थूर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A man.
Sthūra (स्थूर):—(von sthū) [Uṇādisūtra 5, 4] (parox.).
1) adj. = sthūla (vgl. sthavīyaṃs, sthaviṣṭha) dicht, dick, breit; nachhaltig, solid: gabhasti [Ṛgveda 6, 29, 2.] sthū.aṃ na kacci.bharantaḥ etwas Schweres [8, 21, 1.] anvasya sthū.aṃ dadṛśe pu.astāt etwas Dickes [1, 34.] sthū.asya rā.o bṛ.ato.ya īśe [4, 21, 4.] ratna [6, 19, 10.] rādhas [8, 4, 19. 24, 29.] [Vālakhilya 6, 8.] rayi [Ṛgveda 10, 156, 3.] —
2) m. a) du. Knöchel (nach [Mahīdhara]) [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 25, 3.] Hinterbacken (nach dems.) [?6; vgl. Taittirīyasaṃhitā 5, 7, 15, 1] nebst Comm. und sthūragudā [17, 1.] — b) Mensch [UJJVAL.] Stier [UṆĀDIVṚ. im SAṂKṢIPTAS.] nach [Śabdakalpadruma] —
3) f. ā Nomen proprium eines Frauenzimmers gaṇa gargādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 105.] — Vgl. sthaurya .
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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Starts with: Sthuraguda, Sthuravaku, Sthurayupa, Sthurayupavat.
Full-text: Nishthura, Apashthura, Sthurayupa, Sthuraguda, Sthuravaku, Sthaurya, Sthula, Sthavishtha, Sthurayupavat, Sthurin, Sthaura, Shthu, Sthaviyams, Tula, Krura, Thera.
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