अतिष्ठत्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From the root स्था (sthā).

Pronunciation

Verb

अतिष्ठत् • (átiṣṭhat)

  1. third-person singular imperfective of स्था (sthā, to stand)
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.18.8:
      मम॑च्च॒न त्वा॑ युव॒तिः प॒रास॒ मम॑च्च॒न त्वा॑ कु॒षवा॑ ज॒गार॑।
      मम॑च्चि॒दापः॒ शिश॑वे ममृड्यु॒र्मम॑च्चि॒दिन्द्रः॒ सह॒सोद्अ॒तिष्ठत्
      mámaccaná tvā yuvatíḥ parā́sa mámaccaná tvā kuṣávā jagā́ra.
      mámaccidā́paḥ śíśave mamṛḍyurmámaccidíndraḥ sáhasódatíṣṭhát.
      I cast you from me, mine,-your youthful mother: you, mine own offspring, Kusava has swallowed.
      To him, mine infant, were the waters gracious. Indra, my Son, rose up in conquering vigour.