स्थिर [ sthira ] [ sthirá ] m. f. n. firm , hard , solid , compact , strong Lit. RV.

  fixed , immovable , motionless , still , calm Lit. ŚBr. Lit. MBh.

  firm , not wavering or tottering , steady Lit. R. Lit. VarBṛS.

  unfluctuating , durable , lasting , permanent , changeless Lit. RV.

  stern , relentless , hard-hearted Lit. Kum.

  constant , steadfast , resolute , persevering ( [ manas ] or [ hṛdayaṃ sthiraṃ-√ kṛ ] , " to steel one's heart , take courage " Lit. R. Lit. Kathās.)

  kept secret Lit. Vet.

  faithful , trustworthy Lit. Yājñ. Lit. MBh.

  firmly resolved to (inf.) Lit. MBh.

  settled , ascertained , undoubted , sure , certain Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

  [ sthira ] m. a partic. spell recited over weapons Lit. R.

  a kind of metre Lit. VarBṛS.

  N. of Śiva Lit. MBh.

  of one of Skanda's attendants Lit. ib.

  N. of a partic. astrol. Yoga Lit. MW.

  of certain zodiacal signs (viz. Taurus , Leo , Scorpio , Aquarius ; so called because any work done under these signs is supposed to be lasting) Lit. ib. ( Lit. L. also " a tree ; Grislea Tomentosa ; a mountain ; a bull ; a god ; the planet Saturn ; final emancipation " )

  [ sthirā ] f. a strong-minded woman Lit. MW.

  [ sthira ] m. the earth Lit. L.

  Desmodium Gangeticum Lit. L.

  Salmalia Malabarica Lit. L.

  = [ -kākolī ] Lit. L.

  N. of the sound [ j ] Lit. Up.

  n. steadfastness , stubbornness , resistance (acc. with [ ava-√ tan ] P. " to loosen the resistance of ( gen. ) " ; Ā. " to relax one's own resistance , yield " ; with [ ā-√ tan ] Ā. " to offer resistance " ) Lit. RV.