स्थान [ sthāna ] [ sthā́na ] n. ( also said to be m. Lit. Siddh.) the act of standing , standing firmly , being fixed or stationary Lit. AV.

  position or posture of the body (in shooting ) Lit. R.

  staying , abiding , being in or on (loc. or comp.) Lit. Daś. Lit. Kām. Lit. Hariv. Lit. Sāh.

  storing-place or storage (of goods) Lit. Mn. viii , 401

  firm bearing (of troops) , sustaining a charge (as opp. to [ yuddha ] , " charging " ) Lit. ib. vii , 190

  state , condition (ifc. = " being in the state of " ) Lit. Up. Lit. BhP.

  continued existence , continuance in the same state (i.e. in a kind of neutral state unmarked by loss or gain) , continuing as or as long as ( with instr.) Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. BhP.

  a state of perfect tranquillity Lit. Sarvad.

  station , rank , office , appointment , dignity , degree Lit. MaitrUp. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

  place of standing or staying , any place , spot , locality , abode , dwelling , house , site ( [ sthāne sthāne ] or [ sthāne sthāneṣu ] , " in different places " , " here and there " ) Lit. RV.

  place or room , stead ( [ sthāne ] with gen. or ifc. " in place of " , " instead of " , " in lieu of " ; [ ripu-sthāne-√ vṛt ] , " to act in the place of an enemy " ; [ vilocana-sthāna-gata ] , " acting the part of eyes " ; also [ sthāna ] ifc. = " taking the place of " , " acting as " , " representing " or " represented by " e.g. [ pitṛ-sth ] , " acting as a father " or " represented by a father " ; [ iyaṅ-uvaṅ-sthāna ] , " represented by [ iy ] or [ uv ] " ( as [ ī ] and [ ū ] Lit. Pāṇ. 1-4 , 4 ) ; in Pāṇini's grammar the gen. case is often used alone , when the word [ sthāne ] has to be supplied e.g. [ hanter jaḥ ] , " [ ja ] is to be substituted in place of [ han ] " , Lit. i , 1 , 49) Lit. AitBr. Lit. GṛŚrS.

  place for , receptacle of (gen.) Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

  proper or right place ( [ sthāne ] , " in the right place or at the right time , seasonably , justly " ) Lit. PañcavBr. ( cf. g. [ svar-ādi ] )

  province , region , domain , sphere (of gods or virtuous men ; said to be in one of three places , viz. " earth " or " atmosphere " or " heaven " ; accord. to some that of virtuous Brāhmans is called Prājāpatya ; of Kshatriyas , Aindra ; of Vaiśyas , Māruta ; of Śūdras , Gāndharva) Lit. Nir. Lit. VarBṛS.

  the main support or strength or chief constituent of a kingdom (said to be four , viz. " army " , " treasury " , " city " , " territory " ) Lit. Mn. vii , 56

  a stronghold , fortress Lit. Pañcat.

  the place or organ of utterance of any sound (said to be 8 in number , viz. [ kaṇṭha ] , " throat " ; [ tālu ] , " palate " ; [ mūrdhan ] , " top of palate " ; [ danta ] , " teeth " ; [ oṣṭha ] , " lips " ; [ kaṇṭha-tālu ] , " throat and palate " ; [ kaṇṭh'-oṣṭha ] , " throat and lips " ; [ dant'-oṣṭha ] , " teeth and lips " ; to which are added [ nāsikā ] , " nose " , said to be the place of utterance of true Anusvāra , and [ uras ] , " chest " , of Visarga) Lit. Pāṇ. 1-9 Sch. Lit. Prāt. Lit. Sarvad.

  any organ of sense (e.g. the eye) Lit. BhP.

  the pitch or key of the voice , note , tone (of which accord. to Lit. RPrāt. , there are three ( see [ mandra ] ) , or accord. to Lit. TPrāt. , seven ; [ vīnā cyutā sthānāt ] , " a lute out of tune " ) Lit. ŚrS. Lit. Prāt. Lit. MBh.

  shape , form , appearance (as of the moon) Lit. VarBṛS.

  the part or character of an actor Lit. MW.

  case , occurrence ( [ nedaṃ sthānaṃ vidyate ] , " this case does not occur " ) Lit. Yājñ. Lit. Pañcat. Lit. Vajracch.

  occasion , opportunity for (gen. or comp. ; [ °ne ] ind. " occasionally " ) Lit. ŚrS. Lit. MBh.

  cause or object of (gen. or comp. e.g. [ śulka-sthāna ] , " an object of toll " ; [ pūjā- ] or [ mānya-sth ] , " an object of honour " ; also applied to persons ; [ °ne ] ind. " because of " , " on account of " ) Lit. MBh. Lit. Pañcat. Lit. Kathās.

  a section or division (e.g. of medicine) Lit. Car. Lit. Suśr.

  an astrol. mansion or its subdivision Lit. VarBṛS.

  = [ kāryotsarga ] , Lit. Śīl.

  an open place in a town , plain , square Lit. W.

  a holy place Lit. MW.

  an altar Lit. ib.

  N. of a Gandharva king Lit. R.

  [ sthāne ] ind. , see [ sthāna ] , " occasionally "

  ind. , see [ sthāna ] , " because of " , " on account of "