a. [sthā-nu pṛṣoº ṇatvam] Firm, fixed, steady, stable, immoveable, motionless. ṇuḥ 1 An epithet of Śiva; sa sthāṇuḥ sthirabhaktiyogasulabho niḥ- śreyasāyāstu vaḥ V. 1. 1.

2 A stake, post, pillar; kiṃ sthāṇurayamuta puruṣaḥ; Pt. 1. 49.

3 A peg, pin.

4 The gnomon of a dial.

5 A spear, dart.

6 A nest of white ants.

7 The drug or perfume called Jīvaka. m. n. A branchless trunk or stem, any bare stalk or...