Sthali, Sthālī, Sthāli, Sthalī: 16 definitions

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In Jainism
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India history
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2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Nepali
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Introduction:

Sthali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstra

Sthāli (स्थालि) is a Sanskrit technical term translating to “wide mouth pot”, a type of container used to heat certain materials within it. It is used throughout Rasaśāstra literature, such as the Rasaprakāśasudhākara.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Sthāli (स्थालि).—A vessel of wood for Śrāddha; of Udumbara tree.^*

* Vāyu-purāṇa 75. 67.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstra

Sthāli (स्थालि) is another name (synonym) for stambha, a Sanskrit technical term referring to “pillar”. These synonyms are defined in texts such as Mayamata (verse 15.2), Mānasāra (verse 15.2-3), Kāśyapaśilpa (verse 8.2) and Īśānaśivagurudevapaddati (Kriya, verses 31.19-20).

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Sthālī (स्थाली) denotes a ‘cooking pot’, usually of earthenware, in the Atharvaveda and later.

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Sthālī (स्थाली) refers to an “earthen pot (or pan)”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. II, P. 110, l. 16]—‘Sthālī’ (Gujarati: thāḷī) means (i) an earthen pot or pan, a cooking pot and (ii) a particular vessel used m the preparation of ‘soma’. These are the meanings given in Vaidya’s The Standard Sanskrit English Dictionary.

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India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Sthalī.—(IE 8-4), shortened form of deva-sthalī; sometimes suffixed to names of localities; also the subdivision of a district (EI 11). Note: sthalī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Sthali in India is the name of a plant defined with Stereospermum suaveolens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Stereospermum suaveolens (Roxb.) DC..

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Bibliothèque universelle de Genève. (1838)

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sthālī (स्थाली).—f (S) A cooking pot or pan.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sthālī (स्थाली).—f A cooking pot or pan.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sthalī (स्थली).—

1) Dry ground, firm land.

2) A natural spot of ground, ground or land (as of a forest); विललाप विकीर्ण- मूर्धजा समदुःखामिव कुर्वती स्थलीम् (vilalāpa vikīrṇa- mūrdhajā samaduḥkhāmiva kurvatī sthalīm) Kumārasambhava 4.4; Kirātārjunīya 4.2.

3) A deity of the soil; (= sthaladevatā q. v.).

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Sthālī (स्थाली).—

1) An earthen pot or pan, a cooking-pot, caldron, kettle; न हि भिक्षुकाः सन्तीति स्थाल्यो निधिश्रीयन्ते (na hi bhikṣukāḥ santīti sthālyo nidhiśrīyante) Sarva. S.; स्थाल्यां वैडूर्यमय्यां पचति तिलखलीमिन्धनैश्चन्दनाद्यैः (sthālyāṃ vaiḍūryamayyāṃ pacati tilakhalīmindhanaiścandanādyaiḥ) Bhartṛhari 2.1.

2) A particular vessel used in the preparation of Soma.

3) The trumpet-flower.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sthalī (स्थली).—v. sthala.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Sthalī (स्थली):—[from sthala > sthal] a f. an eminence, tableland (also applied to prominent parts of the body), [Lāṭyāyana; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] soil, ground, [Kālidāsa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] place, spot, [Raghuvaṃśa; Prabodha-candrodaya]

4) [from sthal] 1. sthalī f. See under sthala above.

5) [from sthal] 2. sthalī in [compound] for sthala.

6) Sthālī (स्थाली):—[from sthāla > sthal] a f. See [column]2.

7) [from sthal] b f. an earthen dish or pan, cooking-vessel, caldron, [Atharva-veda; Brāhmaṇa; ???]

8) [v.s. ...] a [particular] vessel used in preparing Soma, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

9) [v.s. ...] the substitution of a cooked offering of rice etc. for a meat offering at the Māṃsāṣṭakā (q.v.), [ib.]

10) [v.s. ...] Bignonia Suaveolens, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sthalī (स्थली) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Thalī, Thālī.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Sthalī (स्थली):—(nf) land; place; spot, site; field (as [yuddha~); ~ya] terrestrial, pertaining to land.

2) Sthālī (स्थाली):—(nf) a big metallic plate; ~[pulāka (nyāya]) random sampling; the rule of boiled rice in a cooking vessel (i.e. inferring of the condition of a whole from that of a part, as of the good cooking of rice from tasting a single grain); ~[pulāka -parīkṣā] random sampling.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sthali (ಸ್ಥಲಿ):—[noun] = ಸ್ಥಳಿ [sthali].

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Sthaḷi (ಸ್ಥಳಿ):—

1) [noun] = ಸ್ಥಳ [sthala] 2, 3 & 4.

2) [noun] a natural forest.

3) [noun] the tutelary deity of a place, town, city, etc.

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Sthāli (ಸ್ಥಾಲಿ):—[noun] = ಸ್ಥಾಳಿ [sthali].

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Sthāḷi (ಸ್ಥಾಳಿ):—

1) [noun] a small earthen pot.

2) [noun] any kitchen vessel.

3) [noun] a particular kind of container for preparing sōma rasa (the juice of the plant Sarcostemma acidum) in a religious sacrifice.

4) [noun] a small water vessel with a narrow mouth.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Sthalī (स्थली):—n. place; locality; spot; site; field; a level land at an altitude;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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