समास्था [ samāsthā ] [ sam-ā-√ sthā ] P. Ā. [ -tiṣṭhati ] , [ °te ] , to mount , ascend Lit. Hariv. ; to go to Lit. R. ; to stop , halt Lit. MBh. ; to enter upon , undergo , undertake (a march) , assume (a form) , seek (a maintenance) , apply (assiduity) to (loc.) Lit. MBh. Lit. R. ; to perform , accomplish Lit. BhP. : Caus. [ -sthāpayati ] , to cause to stop , make to halt Lit. R. ; to cause to be performed or practised Lit. ib. ( 1163,2 )