Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. (Snperl. of alpa or yuvan) 1 The smallest, least.
2 The youngest.
3 Lower.
4 Having the feet downwards. ṣṭhaḥ N. of Śiva. ṣṭhā 1 The little finger.
2 A kind [Page0375-c+ 54] of heroine.
3 The wife of a young- er brother. Comp. padaṃ mūlaṃ the least or first root.