sTARu a. [ sTA-nu pfzo° Ratvam ] Firm, fixed, steady, stable, immovable, motionless. — RuH 1 An epithet of Śiva; sa sTARuH sTiraBaktiyogasulaBo niHSreyasAyAstu vaH V. 1. 1. 2 A stake, post, pillar; kiM sTARurayamuta puruzaH ; Pt. 1. 49. 3 A peg, pin. 4 The gnomon of a dial. 5 A spear, dart. 6 A nest of white ants. 7 The drug or perfume called Jīvaka . — m. n. A branchless trunk or stem, any bare stalk or stem, pollard; Comp. — CedaH one who cuts down the trunks of trees, one who clears away timber; sTARucCedasya kedAramAhuH Salyavato mfgaM Ms. 9. 44. — BramaH mistaking anything for a post.