स्थाल

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Probably a vṛddhi derivative of स्थल (sthala). Alternatively, an -r- or -l-extension of स्था (sthā, to stand, stay, preserve).

Pronunciation

Noun

स्थाल • (sthāla) stemn

  1. any vessel or receptacle, plate, cup, bowl, dish, caldron, pot

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of स्थाल
singular dual plural
nominative स्थालम् (sthālam) स्थाले (sthāle) स्थालानि (sthālāni)
स्थाला¹ (sthālā¹)
accusative स्थालम् (sthālam) स्थाले (sthāle) स्थालानि (sthālāni)
स्थाला¹ (sthālā¹)
instrumental स्थालेन (sthālena) स्थालाभ्याम् (sthālābhyām) स्थालैः (sthālaiḥ)
स्थालेभिः¹ (sthālebhiḥ¹)
dative स्थालाय (sthālāya) स्थालाभ्याम् (sthālābhyām) स्थालेभ्यः (sthālebhyaḥ)
ablative स्थालात् (sthālāt) स्थालाभ्याम् (sthālābhyām) स्थालेभ्यः (sthālebhyaḥ)
genitive स्थालस्य (sthālasya) स्थालयोः (sthālayoḥ) स्थालानाम् (sthālānām)
locative स्थाले (sthāle) स्थालयोः (sthālayoḥ) स्थालेषु (sthāleṣu)
vocative स्थाल (sthāla) स्थाले (sthāle) स्थालानि (sthālāni)
स्थाला¹ (sthālā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “स्थाल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1262/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 766-7
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 528-9

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “sthāla”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.