stF
1. stf (or stF ), cl. 5. 9. P. Ā. ( Dhātup. xxvii, 6 ; xxxi, 14 ) stfRo/ti , stfRute or stfRAti , stfRIte/ ( Ved. and ep. also sta/rati , °te ; pf. tastAra , tastare [3. pl. tastaruH , tastarire ] Br. &c.; 3. sg. [with pass. sense] tistire/ , RV. ; 3. pl. tastrire , AV. ; p. Ā. tistirARa/ , RV. ; aor. a/star , star , ib. ; astfzi , astfta , AitBr. ; astarIt , AV. ; astArzIt , astarIzwa or astarizwa , astIrzwa Gr. ; Prec. stfzIya , AV. ; staryAt or stIryAt ; stfzIzwa , starIzIzwa or starizIzwa , stIrzIzwa Gr. ; fut. startA Gr. ; starizyati , te° [ Gr. also starIz° ] Br. &c.; inf. startum or starItum or staritum Gr. ; sta/rtave , °tavE , starItavE/ or staritavE/ , Br. ; sta/rItave , AV. ; -sti/re , -stfRIza/Ri , RV. ; ind.p. stIrtvA/ or stftvA/ , Br. ; -stIrya , ib. ; -stftya , MBh. ), to spread, spread out or about, strew, scatter ( esp. the sacrificial grass; in this sense in older language only cl. 9. P. Ā. ), RV. ; AV. ; Br. ; ŚrS. ; R. ; to spread over, bestrew, cover, KātyŚr. ; MBh. &c.; ( cl. 5. P. Ā. ) to lay low, overthrow, slay (an enemy), RV. ; AV. ; Br. ; Up. : Pass. stIryate ( °ti ) or striya/te ( Gr. also staryate ; aor. a/stAri ), to be spread or strewn &c., RV. &c. &c.: Caus. stArayati ( aor. atastarat ), to spread, cover, Bhaṭṭ. : Desid. tistIrzate or tu/stUrzate ( Gr. also P. and tistarIzati or tistarizati , °te ), to wish to spread or strew or lay low, Br. ; Up. : Intens. tAstaryate , testIryate , tAstarti Gr. [ cf. Gk. στορέννυμι , στρώννυμι ; Lat. sternere ; Goth. straujan ; Germ. streuen ; Angl.Sax. streowian ; Eng. strew .]
1. stf (or stF ), cl. 5. 9. P. Ā. ( Dhātup. xxvii, 6 ; xxxi, 14 ) stfRo/ti , stfRute or stfRAti , stfRIte/ ( Ved. and ep. also sta/rati , °te ; pf. tastAra , tastare [3. pl. tastaruH , tastarire ] Br. &c.; 3. sg. [with pass. sense] tistire/ , RV. ; 3. pl. tastrire , AV. ; p. Ā. tistirARa/ , RV. ; aor. a/star , star , ib. ; astfzi , astfta , AitBr. ; astarIt , AV. ; astArzIt , astarIzwa or astarizwa , astIrzwa Gr. ; Prec. stfzIya , AV. ; staryAt or stIryAt ; stfzIzwa , starIzIzwa or starizIzwa , stIrzIzwa Gr. ; fut. startA Gr. ; starizyati , te° [ Gr. also starIz° ] Br. &c.; inf. startum or starItum or staritum Gr. ; sta/rtave , °tavE , starItavE/ or staritavE/ , Br. ; sta/rItave , AV. ; -sti/re , -stfRIza/Ri , RV. ; ind.p. stIrtvA/ or stftvA/ , Br. ; -stIrya , ib. ; -stftya , MBh. ), to spread, spread out or about, strew, scatter ( esp. the sacrificial grass; in this sense in older language only cl. 9. P. Ā. ), RV. ; AV. ; Br. ; ŚrS. ; R. ; to spread over, bestrew, cover, KātyŚr. ; MBh. &c.; ( cl. 5. P. Ā. ) to lay low, overthrow, slay (an enemy), RV. ; AV. ; Br. ; Up. : Pass. stIryate ( °ti ) or striya/te ( Gr. also staryate ; aor. a/stAri ), to be spread or strewn &c., RV. &c. &c.: Caus. stArayati ( aor. atastarat ), to spread, cover, Bhaṭṭ. : Desid. tistIrzate or tu/stUrzate ( Gr. also P. and tistarIzati or tistarizati , °te ), to wish to spread or strew or lay low, Br. ; Up. : Intens. tAstaryate , testIryate , tAstarti Gr. [ cf. Gk. στορέννυμι , στρώννυμι ; Lat. sternere ; Goth. straujan ; Germ. streuen ; Angl.Sax. streowian ; Eng. strew .]
3. stf . See √ spf , p. 1268, col. 3 .
stf I. 5 U. ( stfRoti, stfRute, stfta ; pass. staryate ) 1 To spread, strew, cover, spread on or over; ( mahIM ) tastAra saraGAvyAptEH sa kzOdrapawalEriva R. 4. 63 , 7. 58. 2 To spread, expand, diffuse. 3 To scatter, spread about. 4 To clothe, cover, overspread, envelop. 5 To kill. — Caus. ( stArayati-te ) To overspread, cover, strew; raktenAciklidadBUmiM sEnyEScAtastaradDatEH Bk. 15. 48. — Desid. ( tistIrzati-te ). II. 5 P. ( stfRIte ) To please, gratify.
stf m. A star.