adhere to; rely on; stay close to Tenses were originally: bsten / sden / bstend / sten {T}
sten ( prob. Nom. fr. stena below) cl. 10. P. ( Dhātup. xxxv, 43 ) stenayati , to steal, rob, Mn. viii, 333 ; (with vAcam ) to misuse a word, be dishonest in speech, ib. iv, 256.
rely / to get, take [imp. of {bsten}; imp. of {sten pa}
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sten 10 U. (Strictly a denom. from stena; stenayati-te ) To steal, rob; Ms. 8. 333.