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स्थितक (sthitaka)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
sthitaka, once (m.c.) -āka, fem. °ikā (Pali ṭhitaka, acc. to PTSD only in mg. 1),
(1) standing (opp. to sitting or lying), upright: bodhisattvamātā sthitikā eva bodhisattvaṃ saṃjaneti Mv 〔ii.20.10〕 (prose), gives birth only in standing posture
of images, sthitakā(ḥ) Mmk 〔68.23〕 (prose)
sthitako no niṣaṇṇaḥ 〔111.5〕 (prose)
(2) standing in the sense of situated, located, abiding: padminīye sthitako Mv 〔ii.448.18〕 (prose), standing (situated) in a pool: ākāśadhātu-sthitakam (sc. cittaṃ bodhisattvasya) Dbh 〔11.24〕 (prose)
(3) staying, remaining (opp. to approaching or departing): tena bāhire nagarāto sthitakena dūto preṣito Mv 〔i.310.15〕 (prose), he, staying outside the city, sent a messenger
dūrato sthitakā Mv 〔iii.30.7〕 (prose), they (n. pl. m.) from afar, while staying (there, and not approaching the water)
(4) lasting, = sthitika, q.v., esp. cirasthitika: a-cira-sthitāka for a m.c., unless we should em. to -sthitīka, m.c. for sthitika!) Dbh.g. 〔11(347).1〕, not long lasting
perhaps here should be included, as fem. to sthitaka, sthitikā SP 〔53.7〕, see s.v. sthitika.
Indian Epigraphical Glossary
English
sthitaka (EI 11), perpetual grant.