The Sanskrit term Sthātṛ can be transliterated into English as Sthatr or Sthatri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

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

Sthātṛ (स्थातृ, ‘he who stands’) in the Rigveda denotes the ‘driver’ of horses or a car.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sthātṛ (स्थातृ).—a. Standing, stationary, fixed. -m. A guider, driver.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sthātṛ (स्थातृ).—mfn. (-tā-trī-tṛ) Who or what stays or stands. E. ṣṭhā to stay, aff. tṛn .

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

Sthātṛ (स्थातृ).—[sthā + tṛ], m., f. trī, and n. Who or what stands.

— Cf. [Latin] stator.

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

Sthātṛ (स्थातृ).—1. [adjective] standing, stationary.

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Sthātṛ (स्थातृ).—2. [masculine] guide (of horses).

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

1) Sthātṛ (स्थातृ):—[from sthā] m. a guider, driver (of horses etc.), [Ṛg-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] a guide, authority, [Mahābhārata iii, 12691]

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. ([nominative case] n. tur) what stands or stays stationary, immovable (as opp. to jagat or caratha), [Ṛg-veda i, 58, 8.]

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

Sthātṛ (स्थातृ):—[(tā-trī-tṛ) a.] Standing.

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

Sthātṛ (स्थातृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ciṭṭhaittu.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Adhishthatri, Asthatri, Nopasthatri, Paryavasthatri, Paryyavasthatri, Pratiprasthatri, Pratyavasthatri, Purahsthatri, Shakunadhishthatri, Upasthatri, Vyavasthatri.

Full-text: Upasthatri, Pratyavasthatri, Nopasthatri, Citthaittu, Asthatri, Paryavasthatri, Purahsthatri, Pratiprasthatri, Pratiprasthanika, Pratiprasthana, Theta.

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