Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

sthairya स्थैर्य – stability; firmness

substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary substantive neuter

stability; firmness

Derived from

  1. sthira स्थिर adjective — steady
  2. ya य suffix — derivational suffix -ya
Monier-Williams 1872 substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · English · substantive neuter

Sthairya, am, n. (fr. sthira), firmness, stability, fixedness, steadiness; continuance; firmness of mind, resolution, constancy, calmness; patience; hardness, solidity.

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

sthairya sthairya. See p. 1147, col. 3.

Petersburger 1855 substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive neuter

sthairya (von sthira) n. 1〉 Festigkeit, Härte: aṅgānām YĀJÑ. 3,80. udarasya MBH. 1,4492. SUŚR. 1,18,10. SUŚR. 1,151,6. doṣa˚ SUŚR. 2,358,7. ˚kṛt SUŚR. 1,48,7. VĀGBH. 1,6,16. ˚kara SUŚR. 1,182,4. vyāyāmaḥ sthairyakarāṇām (hitatamam) CARAKA 1,25. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 230,b,44. — 2〉 das Feststehen, Unbeweglichkeit DHĀTUP. 3,13. fg. VOP. 8,106, Anf. Z. d. d. m. G. 27,26. PRAB. 5,2. BHĀG. P. 10,85,7. BHĀG. P. 11,16,33. āsana˚ SARVADARŚANAS. 174,12. sthāne sthairyamavāpnoti festes Verbleiben in seiner Stellung KĀM. NĪTIS. 5,5. manasaḥ festes Gerichtetsein des Geistes auf einen Punkt Verz. d. Oxf. H. 91,a,9. a˚ Unsicherheit RĀJA-TAR. 4,81. SARVADARŚANAS. 163,15. — 3〉 Bestand, Dauerhaftigkeit Spr. (II) 5934. śarīra˚ KATHĀS. 94,135. SARVADARŚANAS. 97,11. fg. SARVADARŚANAS. 99,20. prīti˚ RĀJA-TAR. 1,375 (pl.). SĀH. D. 243. Schol._zu_KAP. 1,33. a˚ Unbestand, Vergänglichkeit Spr. (II) 855. Spr. (II) 6279. — 4〉 Standhaftigkeit, Ausdauer BHAG. 13,7. MBH. 3,17381. HARIV. 7598. R. 2,106,32. R. 4,55,2. R. 5,83,4. KĀM. NĪTIS. 4,29. KĀM. NĪTIS. 4,37. KĀM. NĪTIS. 13,31. KĀM. NĪTIS. 19,7. Spr. (II) 3482, v. l. Spr. (II) 4012. Spr. (II) 7049. Spr. (II) 7236. RĀJA-TAR. 3,157. RĀJA-TAR. 6,242. RĀJA-TAR. 6,344. BHĀG. P. 1,16,29. BHĀG. P. 1,16,36. BHĀG. P. 3,28,5. manaḥ˚ dass. Spr. (II) 7436. — 2〉 4〉: sthairye ca himavāniva MBH. 6,502. R. GORR. 1,1,20 (SCHL. 1,1,18 SCHL.). R. GORR. 2,1,21. R. GORR. 6,102,26. — 5〉 festes Hängen an, dauerndes Gefallen an (loc.): kathaṃ tasyāḥ sthairyaṃ syāttvayi KATHĀS. 52,282. sā tasminrājñi — nadīva sāgare sthairyaṃ babandha KATHĀS. 362. na kathaṃcidrṛhe sthairyamālambate PAÑCAT. 225,23. yogamahotsave Spr. (II) 1956. mantrastasya mahībhartuḥ — vāstavyabandhacintāyāṃ sthairyamāyayau RĀJA-TAR. 4,623.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

sthairya 2〉 manaḥ˚ ebend. 4,114. śubhasthairyeṇa cetasaḥ YOGAŚ. 84.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

sthairya n. — 1〉 Festigkeit, Härte. — 2〉 das Feststehen, Unbeweglichkeit, festes Verbleiben (in einer Stellung). — 3〉 festes Gerichtetsein (des Geistes) auf einen Punct. — 4〉 Gemüthsruhe PAÑCAD. — 5〉 Bestand, Dauerhaftigkeit. — 6〉 Standhaftigkeit, Ausdauer. — 7〉 festes Hängen —, dauerndes Gefallen an (Loc.).

Apte 1890 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

sthairyaṃ [sthirasya bhāvaḥ ṣyañ] 1 Firmness, stability, fixity, steadiness. 2 Continuance. 3 Firmness of mind, resolution, constancy; Bg. 13. 7. 4 Patience. 5 Hardness, solidity.

Cappeller 1887 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

sthairya n. Härte, Festigkeit, Bestand, Ausdauer.

Burnouf 1866 substantive neuter

Original text · French · substantive neuter

sthairya sthairya n. (sthira) stabilité, solidité; fermeté, constance.

Occurrences in source texts (10)

HP 5 occurrences
HP 1.17-1.32: Āsana 1 occurrence

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HP 2.37-2.43: Path to Manonmanī 1 occurrence

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HP 4.67-4.77: Mind and Breath 3 occurrences

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HTK 2 occurrences
HTK 10.0*1–5: Sītkā, Śītalī and Sūryabheda 2 occurrences

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PYS 2 occurrences
PYS 2.35–39: Perfected Yamas 1 occurrence

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PYS 3.29–34: Bodily Locations and Knowledge 1 occurrence

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SiSa 1 occurrence
SiSa 5.48-5.71: Innere Meditation 1 occurrence

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