stūp

Dictionary meanings for stūp from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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stūp

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

4 P., 10 U. (stūpyati, stūpa- yati-te) 1 To heap up, accumulate, pile, collect.

2 To erect, raise.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

(prob. invented as a root for stūpa below) cl.4.10. P. stūpyati, or stūpayati, to heap up, pile, erect Dha1tup. xxvi, 127; xxxii, 133. [ cf. Gk. στύφω, στυφελός ?. ] 159677 1260,1 254826 m. (accord. to Sa1y. fr. styai accord. to Un2. fr. 3. stu; prob. connected with stup/a, under 3. stu) a knot or tuft of hair, the upper part of the head, crest, top, summit ([ cf. Gk. στύπος ]) RV.; TS. 1260,1 254827 m. Pan5cavBr....

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