# स्था
## Sanskrit
### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /stʰɑː/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /s̪t̪ʰɑː/

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *staH-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Cognates include Polish stać (literally, “to stand”), Russian стать (statʹ), Bulgarian ста́на (stána) (literally, “to stand”, compare with the Polish word), Latin stō, Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi), Old English standan (English stand).

#### Alternative scripts

* স্থা (Assamese script)
* ᬲ᭄ᬣᬵ (Balinese script)
* স্থা (Bengali script)
* 𑰭𑰿𑰞𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀲𑁆𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi script)
* သ္ထာ (Burmese script)
* સ્થા (Gujarati script)
* ਸ੍ਥਾ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾 (Grantha script)
* ꦱ꧀ꦡꦴ (Javanese script)
* 𑂮𑂹𑂟𑂰 (Kaithi script)
* ಸ್ಥಾ (Kannada script)
* ស្ថា (Khmer script)
* ສ຺ຖາ (Lao script)
* സ്ഥാ (Malayalam script)
* ᠰᡨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
* 𑘭𑘿𑘞𑘰 (Modi script)
* ᠰᠲᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧍𑧠𑦾𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐳𑑂𑐠𑐵 (Newa script)
* ସ୍ଥା (Odia script)
* ꢱ꣄ꢢꢵ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆱𑇀𑆡𑆳 (Sharada script)
* 𑖭𑖿𑖞𑖯 (Siddham script)
* ස‍්ථා (Sinhalese script)
* 𑪁 𑪙𑩬𑩛 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚨𑚶𑚚𑚭 (Takri script)
* ஸ்த²ா (Tamil script)
* స్థా (Telugu script)
* สฺถา (Thai script)
* སྠཱ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒮𑓂𑒟𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨰𑩇𑨚𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

#### Root

स्था • (sthā)
* to stand, station oneself, take up a position on
* to stay, remain, continue in any condition or action
* to continue to be or exist, to endure, last.
* to stand still, stay quiet, remain stationary, stop, halt, wait, tarry, linger, hesitate
* to desist or cease from
* to cause to stand still, stop, arrest, check, hold, keep in, restrain
* to place aside, keep, save, preserve

##### Derived terms
###### Primary Verbal Forms

* तिष्ठति (tíṣṭhati, Present)
* स्थास्यति (sthāsyáti, Future)
* स्थाता (sthātā́, Periphrastic Future)
* अस्थात् (ásthāt, Aorist)
* स्थेयात् (stheyā́t, Benedictive)
* तस्थौ (tastháu, Perfect)

###### Secondary Forms

* स्थीयते (sthīyáte, Passive)
* अस्थायि (ásthāyi, Passive Aorist)
* स्थापयति (sthāpáyati, Causative)
* अतिष्ठिपत् (átiṣṭhipat, Causative Aorist)
* स्थाप्यते (sthāpyate, Passive of Causative)
* तिष्ठासति (tíṣṭhāsati, Desiderative)
* स्थापयिषति (sthāpayiṣati, Desiderative of Causative)
* तेष्ठीयते (teṣṭhīyate, Intensive)
* तास्थाति (tāsthāti, Intensive)
* तास्थेति (tāstheti, Intensive)

###### Non-Finite Forms

* स्थित (sthitá, Past Participle)
* स्थातुम् (sthātum, Infinitive)
* स्थातोस् (sthātos, Infinitive)
* स्थित्वा (sthitvā́, Gerund)
* स्थेय (stheya, Gerundive)
* स्थातव्य (sthātavya, Gerundive)
* स्थापित (sthāpita, Causative Past Participle)

###### Derived Nominal Forms

* स्था (sthā́)
* स्थाणु (sthāṇú, “standing firmly”)
* स्थान (sthā́na, “standing, posture”)
* स्थातृ (sthātṛ)
* स्थात्र (sthātrá)
* स्थापन (sthāpana, “causing to stand”)
* स्थामन् (sthā́man)
* स्थायिन् (sthāyin)
* स्थायुक (sthāyuka)
* स्थावर (sthāvará)
* स्थास्नु (sthāsnu)
* स्थिति (sthiti)
* स्थिर (sthirá)
* स्थेमन् (sthemán)
* स्थेयस् (sthéyas)

###### Prefixed Root Forms

* अतिष्ठा (atiṣṭhā)
* अधिष्ठा (adhiṣṭhā)
* अनुष्ठा (anuṣṭhā)
* अपिष्ठा (apiṣṭhā)
* अभिष्ठा (abhiṣṭhā)
* अवस्था (avasthā)
* आस्था (āsthā)
* उत्था (utthā)
* उपस्था (upasthā)
* निःष्ठा (niḥṣṭhā)
* परिष्ठा (pariṣṭhā)
* प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā)
* प्रस्था (prasthā)
* विष्ठा (viṣṭhā)
* संस्था (saṃsthā)

### Etymology 2

From the root स्था (sthā).

#### Alternative forms

* স্থা (Assamese script)
* ᬲ᭄ᬣᬵ (Balinese script)
* স্থা (Bengali script)
* 𑰭𑰿𑰞𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀲𑁆𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi script)
* သ္ထာ (Burmese script)
* સ્થા (Gujarati script)
* ਸ੍ਥਾ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾 (Grantha script)
* ꦱ꧀ꦡꦴ (Javanese script)
* 𑂮𑂹𑂟𑂰 (Kaithi script)
* ಸ್ಥಾ (Kannada script)
* ស្ថា (Khmer script)
* ສ຺ຖາ (Lao script)
* സ്ഥാ (Malayalam script)
* ᠰᡨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
* 𑘭𑘿𑘞𑘰 (Modi script)
* ᠰᠲᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧍𑧠𑦾𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐳𑑂𑐠𑐵 (Newa script)
* ସ୍ଥା (Odia script)
* ꢱ꣄ꢢꢵ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆱𑇀𑆡𑆳 (Sharada script)
* 𑖭𑖿𑖞𑖯 (Siddham script)
* ස‍්ථා (Sinhalese script)
* 𑪁 𑪙𑩬𑩛 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚨𑚶𑚚𑚭 (Takri script)
* ஸ்த²ா (Tamil script)
* స్థా (Telugu script)
* สฺถา (Thai script)
* སྠཱ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒮𑓂𑒟𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨰𑩇𑨚𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
* ষ্ঠা (Assamese script)
* ᬱ᭄ᬞᬵ (Balinese script)
* ষ্ঠা (Bengali script)
* 𑰬𑰿𑰙𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀱𑁆𑀞𑀸 (Brahmi script)
* ၑ္ဌာ (Burmese script)
* ष्ठा (Devanagari script)
* ષ્ઠા (Gujarati script)
* ਸ਼੍ਠਾ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾 (Grantha script)
* ꦰ꧀ꦜꦴ (Javanese script)
* 𑂭𑂹𑂘𑂰 (Kaithi script)
* ಷ್ಠಾ (Kannada script)
* ឞ្ឋា (Khmer script)
* ຩ຺ຐາ (Lao script)
* ഷ്ഠാ (Malayalam script)
* ᢢᡱᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
* 𑘬𑘿𑘙𑘰 (Modi script)
* ᢔᢍᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧌𑧠𑦹𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐲𑑂𑐛𑐵 (Newa script)
* ଷ୍ଠା (Odia script)
* ꢰ꣄ꢝꢵ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆰𑇀𑆜𑆳 (Sharada script)
* 𑖬𑖿𑖙𑖯 (Siddham script)
* ෂ‍්ඨා (Sinhalese script)
* 𑪀 𑪙𑩧𑩛 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚶𑚕𑚭 (Takri script)
* ஷ்ட²ா (Tamil script)
* ష్ఠా (Telugu script)
* ษฺฐา (Thai script)
* ཥྛཱ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒭𑓂𑒚𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨯𑩇𑨕𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

#### Adjective

स्था • (sthā)
* nominative singular feminine and sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural masculine/feminine and sandhi form of accusative plural feminine of स्थ (stha, “standing on”)
* (Vedic) instrumental singular feminine and nominative/vocative/accusative plural neuter of स्थ (stha, “standing on”)

### References

* Monier Williams (1899) “स्था”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1262, columns 2-3.
* William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 194
* Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “STHĀ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 764-766