sTira &c. See p. 1264, col. 3 .
sTira a. [ sTA-kirac ] ( compar. sTeyas ; superl. sTezWa ) 1 Firm, steady, fixed; BAvasTirARi jananAMtarasOhfdAni Ś. 5. 2 ; sa sTARuH sTiraBaktiyogasulaBo niHSreyasAyAstu vaH V. 1. 1 ; Ku. 1. 30 ; R. 11. 19. 2 immovable, still, motionless; Ku. 2. 38. 3 Immoveably fixed; U. 1. 40. 4 Permanent, eternal, everlasting, Me. 55 ; Māl. 10. 25. 5 Cool, collected, composed, placid, calm. 6 Quiescent, free from passion. 7 Steady in conduct, steadfast. 8 Constant, faithful, determined. 9 Certain, sure. 10 Hard, solid. 11 Strong, intense. 12 Stern, relentless, hard-hearted; Ku. 5. 47. — raH 1 A god, deity. 2 A tree. 3 A mountain. 4 A bull. 5 N. of Śiva. 6 N. of Kārtikeya. 7 Final beatitude or absolution. 8 The planet Saturn. 9 N. of certain zodiacal signs ( Taurus , Leo , Scorpio , and Aquarius .). — rA 1 The earth. 2 A strong-minded woman. 3 The silk-cotton tree. ( sTirIkf means 1 to confirm, strengthen, or to corroborate. 2 to stop, make fast. 3 to cheer up, console, comfort; Ś. 4. sTirIBU means 1 to become firm or steady. 2 to become calm or tranquil). Comp. — aMGripaH the marshy date-tree. — anurAga a. firm in attachment, constant, in affection. ( pb ) — Atman, -citta, -cetas, -DI, -budDi — mati a. 1 firm-minded, steady in thought or resolve, resolute; R. 8. 22. 2 cool, calm, dispassionate. — Ayus, -jIvin a. long-lived, lasting. ( — m. ) the silk-cotton tree. — AraMBa a. firm in undertakings, persevering. — kuwfkaH 1 a steady pulverizer. 2 a kind of common divisor (in algebra). — gaMDaH the champaka flower. — (DA) 1 the trumpet-flower. 2 the Ketakī plant. — CadaH the birch tree. — CAyaH 1 a tree which gives shelter to travellers. 2 a tree (in general). — jihvaH a fish. — jIvitA the silk-cotton tree. — daMzwraH 1 a snake. 2 Viṣṇu in his boar incarnation. 3 sound. — patraH the marshy date-tree. — puzpaH 1 the Campaka tree. 2 the Bakula tree. — pratijYa a. 1 persisting in an assertion, obstinate, pertinacious. 2 faithful to a promise. — pratibaMDa a. firm in opposition, obstinate; Ś. 2. — pratizWA fixed residence or abode. — PalA a kind of gourd. — yoniH a large tree which gives shade and shelter. — yOvana a. ever youthful. — (naH) a kind of good or evil genius, a fairy. — raMgA indigo. — SrI a. having everlasting prosperity. — saMgara a. faithful to a promise, true, veracious. — sOhfda a. firm in friendship. — sTAyin a. remaining firm or steady, keeping perfectly still (as in meditation).