स्थाणु

Sanskrit

Adjective

स्थाणु • (sthāṇu)

1. (accord. to some for स्थल्नु) standing firmly, stationary, firm, fixed, immovable, motionless

Noun

स्थाणु • (sthāṇu) stem, m

1. (or n. g. अर्धर्चादि) a stump, stem, trunk, stake, post, pile, pillar (also as symbol of motionlessness)
2. a kind of spear or dart
3. a particular part of a plough
4. the gnomon of a dial
5. a particular perfume (= जीवक) L.
6. a nest of white ants
7. name of शिव (who is supposed to remain as motionless as the trunk of a tree during his austerities)
8. name of one of the 11 रुद्रs
9. name of a प्रजा-पति
10. name of a serpent-demon
11. name of a राक्षस

Noun

स्थाणु • (sthāṇu) stem, n

1. anything stationary or fixed
2. a particular posture in sitting

References

• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.