[sten-kartari ac] A thief, rob- ber; na taṃ stenā na cāmitrā haraṃti na ca naśyati Ms. 7. 83. naṃ Thieving, stealing. Comp. nigrahaḥ 1. the punishment of thieves.

2. sup- pression of theft.

1 Sprinkling over, wet- ting; parasparābhyukṣaṇatatparāṇāṃ (tāsāṃ) R. 16. 57.

2 Consecration by sprin- kling; (prokṣaṇa, abhyukṣaṇa and avokṣaṇa are thus distinguished; uttānenaiva ha- stena prokṣaṇaṃ parikītiṃtam. nyaṃcatābhyukṣaṇaṃ proktaṃ tiraścāvokṣaṇaṃ smṛtam..).

1 A. To be ashamed, be bashful, hang down the face through shame; (with instr. of person or thing); yenāpatrapate sādhurasādhu- stena tuṣyati Mb; ya ātmanāpatrapate bhṛśaṃ naraḥ sa sarvalokaṃsya gururbhavatyuta ibid; tasmādbalairapatrepe Bk. 14. 84 turned away from with shame.

1 A. (rebhate) 1 To sound, make a noise.

2 To low (as cows).

m. Ved. A thief.

mfn. (of unknown meaning; accord. to Sa1y. = stena, a thief, robber; accord. to others, heavy, inert, slothful, fr. stū = sthū = sthā) RV. vi, 66, 5. Page1260,3 159733 254904

10 U (Strictly a denom. from stena; stenayati-te) To steal, rob; Ms. 8. 333.