स्था

See also: साथ and साथी

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /stʰɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /s̪t̪ʰɑː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *staH-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Cognates include Polish stać (literally, “to stand”), Russian стать (statʹ), Bulgarian ста́на (stána) (literally, “to stand”, compare with the Polish word), Latin stō, Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi), Old English standan (English stand).

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• স্থা (Assamese script)
• ᬲ᭄ᬣᬵ (Balinese script)
• স্থা (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰿𑰞𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁆𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• သ္ထာ (Burmese script)
• સ્થા (Gujarati script)
• ਸੑਥਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦱ꧀ꦡꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂹𑂟𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಸ್ಥಾ (Kannada script)
• ស្ថា (Khmer script)
• ສ຺ຖາ (Lao script)
• സ്ഥാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᡨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘿𑘞𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠲᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧠𑦾𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑂𑐠𑐵 (Newa script)
• ସ୍ଥା (Odia script)
• ꢱ꣄ꢢꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑇀𑆡𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖿𑖞𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ස‍්ථා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁 𑪙𑩬𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚶𑚚𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஸ்த²ா (Tamil script)
• స్థా (Telugu script)
• สฺถา (Thai script)
• སྠཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓂𑒟𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑩇𑨚𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Root

स्था • (sthā)

1. to stand, station oneself, take up a position on
2. to stay, remain, continue in any condition or action
3. to continue to be or exist, to endure, last.
4. to stand still, stay quiet, remain stationary, stop, halt, wait, tarry, linger, hesitate
5. to desist or cease from
6. to cause to stand still, stop, arrest, check, hold, keep in, restrain
7. to place aside, keep, save, preserve

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root स्था‎ (0 c, 19 e)

Primary Verbal Forms

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭháti, Present)
• स्थास्यति (sthāsyáti, Future)
• स्थाता (sthātā́, Periphrastic Future)
• अस्थात् (ásthāt, Aorist)
• तस्थौ (tastháu, Perfect)

Secondary Forms

• स्थीयते (sthīyáte, Passive)
• अस्थायि (ásthāyi, Passive)
• स्थापयति (sthāpáyati, Causative)
• तिष्ठासति (tiṣṭhāsati, Desiderative)
• तेष्ठीयते (teṣṭhīyate, Intensive)
• तास्थाति (tāsthāti, Intensive)
• तास्थेति (tāstheti, Intensive)

Non-Finite Forms

• स्थातुम् (sthātum, Infinitive)
• स्थातोस् (sthātos, Infinitive)
• स्थित्वा (sthitvā́, Gerund)
• स्थित (sthitá, Past Participle)

Derived Nominal Forms

• स्थल् (sthal, “to stand firm”)
• स्थान (sthā́na, “standing, posture”)
• स्थाणु (sthāṇu, “standing firmly”)
• स्थापन (sthāpana, “causing to stand”)
• स्थैर्य (sthairya, “stability”)
• स्थापित (sthāpita, “caused to stand”)

Descendants

Terms derived from the Sanskrit root स्था‎ (15 c, 0 e)

Etymology 2

From the root स्था (sthā).

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• স্থা (Assamese script)
• ᬲ᭄ᬣᬵ (Balinese script)
• স্থা (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰿𑰞𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁆𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• သ္ထာ (Burmese script)
• સ્થા (Gujarati script)
• ਸੑਥਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦱ꧀ꦡꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂹𑂟𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಸ್ಥಾ (Kannada script)
• ស្ថា (Khmer script)
• ສ຺ຖາ (Lao script)
• സ്ഥാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᡨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘿𑘞𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠲᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧠𑦾𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑂𑐠𑐵 (Newa script)
• ସ୍ଥା (Odia script)
• ꢱ꣄ꢢꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑇀𑆡𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖿𑖞𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ස‍්ථා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁 𑪙𑩬𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚶𑚚𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஸ்த²ா (Tamil script)
• స్థా (Telugu script)
• สฺถา (Thai script)
• སྠཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓂𑒟𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑩇𑨚𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Alternative scripts

• ষ্ঠা (Assamese script)
• ᬱ᭄ᬞᬵ (Balinese script)
• ষ্ঠা (Bengali script)
• 𑰬𑰿𑰙𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀱𑁆𑀞𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ၑ္ဌာ (Burmese script)
• ष्ठा (Devanagari script)
• ષ્ઠા (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੑਠਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦰ꧀ꦜꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂭𑂹𑂘𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಷ್ಠಾ (Kannada script)
• ឞ្ឋា (Khmer script)
• ຩ຺ຐາ (Lao script)
• ഷ്ഠാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢢᡱᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘬𑘿𑘙𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢔᢍᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧌𑧠𑦹𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐲𑑂𑐛𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଷ୍ଠା (Odia script)
• ꢰ꣄ꢝꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆰𑇀𑆜𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖬𑖿𑖙𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ෂ‍්ඨා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪀 𑪙𑩧𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚶𑚕𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஷ்ட²ா (Tamil script)
• ష్ఠా (Telugu script)
• ษฺฐา (Thai script)
• ཥྛཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒭𑓂𑒚𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨯𑩇𑨕𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Adjective

स्था • (sthā)

1. nominative singular feminine and sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural masculine/feminine and sandhi form of accusative plural feminine of स्थ (stha, “standing on”)
2. (Vedic) instrumental singular feminine and nominative/vocative/accusative plural neuter of स्थ (stha, “standing on”)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “स्था”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1262.
• William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 194
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 764-766