संस्तम्भ् [ saṃstambh ] [ saṃ-√ stambh ] P. [ -stabhnoti ] , or [ °nāti ] , to make firm Lit. Kauś. ; to support , sustain , encourage Lit. MBh. Lit. R. ; to make rigid (said of water) Lit. MBh. ; to restrain , check , stop (esp. by magical means) Lit. Kathās. ; to suppress (tears or sorrow) Lit. R. Lit. BhP. ; Ā. ( only Impv. [ stambhasva ] ) to be firm , take heart or courage Lit. Nir. ix , 12 ( in Lit. R. iv , 1 , 115 ( B. ) [ -stambha ] id. ; cf. [ -stabhya ] ) : Caus. [ -stambhayati ] , to confirm , strengthen ( [ ātmānam ātmanā ] , " one's self by one's self " ) , encourage Lit. MBh. Lit. R. ; to take heart or courage Lit. R. ; to make rigid or solid (water) Lit. MBh. Lit. Rājat. ; to check , stop , arrest Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. ; to paralyze Lit. Nalac. ; to suppress , restrain (grief or tears) Lit. R. Lit. Kālid. : Desid. of Caus. see [ saṃ-stambhayiṣu ] .