स्थाणु

Adjective

 * 1) (accord. to some for स्थल्नु) standing firmly, stationary, firm, fixed, immovable, motionless

Noun

 * 1) (or n. g. अर्धर्चादि) a stump, stem, trunk, stake, post, pile, pillar (also as symbol of motionlessness)
 * 2) a kind of spear or dart
 * 3) a particular part of a plough
 * 4) the gnomon of a dial
 * 5) a particular perfume (= जीवक) L.
 * 6) a nest of white ants
 * 7) name of शिव (who is supposed to remain as motionless as the trunk of a tree during his austerities)
 * 8) name of one of the 11 रुद्रs
 * 9) name of a प्रजा-पति
 * 10) name of a serpent-demon
 * 11) name of a राक्षस

Noun

 * 1) anything stationary or fixed
 * 2) a particular posture in sitting