a. Near, approximate. sthaḥ 1 The lap; upasthaṃ kṛ to make a lap; ºsthe kṛ to take on the lap.

2 The middle part in general. sthaḥ sthaṃ 1 The organ of generation (of men and women, particularly of the latter); snānaṃ maunopavāsejyāsvā- dhyāyopasthanigrahāḥ Y. 3. 314 (male); sthūlopasthasthalīṣu Bh. 1. 20 (female); hastau pāyurupasthaśca Y. 3. 92 (where the word is used in both senses).

2 The anus.

3 The...