संस्था [ saṃsthā ] [ saṃ-sthā́ ] f. (ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) .) staying or abiding with (comp.) Lit. MBh.

  shape , form , manifestation , appearance (ifc. " appearing as " ) Lit. Up. Lit. MBh.

  established order , standard , rule , direction (acc. with √ [ kṛ ] or Caus. of √ [ sthā ] , " to establish or fix a rule or obligation for one's self " ; with [ vyati-√ kram ] or [ pari√ bhid ] , " to transgress or break an established rule or obligation " ) Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

  quality , property , nature Lit. Kāv. Lit. Pur.

  conclusion , termination , completion Lit. TS. Lit. ŚBr.

  end , death Lit. Pur.

  destruction of the world (= [ pralaya ] , said to be of four kinds , viz. [ naimittika ] , [ prākṛtika ] , [ nitya ] , [ ātyantika ] ) Lit. ib.

  a complete liturgical course , the basis or essential form of a sacrifice (the Jyotiḥ-shṭoma , Havir-yajña , and Pāka-yajña consist of seven such forms) Lit. ŚrS.

  killing ( [ paśu-s ] , " killing of the sacrificial animal " ) Lit. BhP.

  cremation ( of a body ; also [ preta-s ] ) Lit. ib.

  (prob.) = [ śrāddha ] Lit. MārkP.

  a spy or secret emissary in a king's own country (= [ cara ] m. prob. a group of five spies consisting of a [ vaṇij ] " , merchant " , [ bhikṣu ] , " mendicant " , [ chāttra ] , " pupil " , [ lingin ] , " one who falsely wears the mark of a twice-born " , and [ kṛṣīvala ] , " husbandman " cf. [ pañca-varga ] , and Lit. Mn. vii , 154 Lit. Kull.) Lit. Kām.

  continuation in the right way Lit. L.

  occupation , business , profession Lit. W.

  an assembly Lit. ib.

  a royal ordinance Lit. ib.