Avashtambha, ṣṭ: 14 definitions
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Avashtambha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term ṣṭ can be transliterated into English as Avastambha or Avashtambha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsṣṭ (अवष्टम्भ):—Resting upon; holing of body

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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantraṣṭ (अवष्टम्भ) refers to “firmly settling (oneself)�, according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 22.17ab]—“Then, that which is Śiva, that domain that consists of nothing but consciousness and is named Paramaśiva, which is denoted by such terms as ū貹, which has been previously explained. Together with visarga, fused with highest truth together with [the highest level of mantra] ܲԳśپ, which is the highest autonomy. By means of that bliss of the nectar of Śiva, which has been obtained by firmly settling oneself (ṣṭ) in the practice of the third seed (sa)�.

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṣṭ (अवष्टं�).—m S Obstruction, hinderance, stoppage. 2 A prop or stay; a post or pillar. 3 Support or sustentation: and, fig. Favor, countenance, patronage.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṣṭ (अवष्टं�).�m Obstruction. Support, a prop. Used also in the sense of 屹ṣṭ.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṣṭ (अवष्टम्भ).—[stambh-ghañ, sasya ṣatvam]
1) Leaning, resting upon.
2) Support, prop; मेरोश्चतुर्दिशमवष्टम्भगिरय उपक्लृप्ता� (meroścaturdiśamṣṭgiraya upaklṛptā�) Bhāgavata 5.16.11. पक्षाभ्यामीषत्कृतावष्टम्भ� (貹ṣāb峾īṣaٰṛt屹ṣṭ�) K.34,44,186, 231,248; खड्गलतावष्टम्भनिश्चल� (ḍg屹ṣṭԾś�) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 3; (hence) having recourse to, plucking up or summoning (as courage); तत्कथमहं धैर्यावष्टम्भं करोम� (tatkathamaha� dhairyāvaṣṭambha� karomi) ʲñٲԳٰ (Bombay) 1; so पौरुष�, धीरत्व° (pauruṣa°, dhīratva°) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 2; सहजसत्त्व� (Ჹٳٱ°) K.286.
3) Haughtiness, pride, dignity, majestic greatness; सावष्टम्भाकृतिना (屹ṣṭṛt) K.179 dignified, noble, see सावष्टम्� (屹ṣṭ).
4) A post, pillar.
5) Gold.
6) Commencement, beginning.
7) Stopping, standing still, staying.
8) Courage, steadiness K.156,157; resolute determination; ईदृशोऽस्यावष्टम्भः (īṛśo'屹ṣṭ�) Ratnāvalī 4; अविनयकोपितोऽ- वष्टम्भं कृत्वा (avinayakopito'- vaṣṭambha� kṛtvā) K.261 plucking up courage; पलायनमवष्टम्भो वा (貹ⲹԲavaṣṭambho vā) ʲñٲԳٰ (Bombay) 4 holding out (as opposed to 貹ⲹԲ).
9) Obstruction, impediment.
1) Paralysis; stupefaction K.141.
11) Excellence. cf. अवष्टम्भ� सुवर्ण� � स्तम्भ- प्रारम्भयोरप� (ṣṭ� suvarṇe ca stambha- prārambhayorapi) | Nm.
Derivable forms: ṣṭ� (अवष्टम्भ�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣṭ (अवष्टम्भ).—m.
(-�) 1. Gold. 2. Commencement, beginning. 3. A post or pillar. 4. Excellence. 5. Impediment. 6. Support, stay. 7. Paralysis. E. ava, stabhi to stay or stop, ac aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣṭ (अवष्टम्भ).—i. e. ava-stambh + a, m. 1. Relying on, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 20, 20. 2. Self-confidence, Pañc, 246, 19. 3. Gold.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣṭ (अवष्टम्भ).—[masculine] leaning or depending on; confidence, courage.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṣṭ (अवष्टम्भ):—[=-ṣṭ] [from -ṣṭ] m. leaning or resting upon, [Suśruta] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] having recourse to anything, applying, [ʲñٲԳٰ; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] self-confidence, resoluteness, [Suśruta; ʲñٲԳٰ] (cf. 屹ṣṭ)
4) [v.s. ...] beginning, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] obstruction, impediment, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] post or pillar, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] gold, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣṭ (अवष्टम्भ):—[-ṣṭ] (�) 1. m. Gold; a post; a support; a beginning.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṣṭ (अवष्टम्भ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ṭṭṃb, ṭṭṃb.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAvaṣṭaṃbha (ಅವಷ್ಟಂ�):�
1) [noun] a support; a prop.
2) [noun] the state of being firmly fixed; steadiness.
3) [noun] belief in one’s own abilities; self-confidence.
4) [noun] commencement; beginning.
5) [noun] a post; a pillar.
6) [noun] bodily beauty.
7) [noun] the quality by which one excels another; excellence.
8) [noun] gold.
9) [noun] undue pride; haughtiness; overbearingness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Stambha, Ava.
Starts with: Avashtambhamaya, Avashtambhana.
Full-text: Avashtambhamaya, Savashtambha, Avashtambhana, Avattambha, Avatthambha, Avashtambhya, Abandh, Paryasti, Saushthava.
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