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1. 1 Parasmaipada (used with Accusative ParasmaipadaI.4.46.)
2. (a) To stand on or upon, to sit in or upon, occupy (as a seat etc.), resort to; अर्धासनं गोत्रभिदोऽधितष्ठौ R.6.73; शाखिनः केचिदध्यष्ठुः Bk.15.31; प्रतनुबलान्यधितिष्ठतस्तपांसि Ki.1.16 practising; मामधिष्ठाय Rām. depending on me. (b) To stand, be; अध्यतिष्ठदङ्गुष्ठेन शतं समाः Mb. (c) To stand over, mount. (d) To stand by, be near; आश्रमबहिर्वृक्षमू- लमधितिष्ठति Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.
3. To be in, dwell in, inhabit, reside, stay; भुजङ्गपिहितद्वारं पातालमधितिष्ठति R.1.8; माधिष्ठा निर्जनं वनम् Bk.8.79; श्रीजयदेवभणितमधितिष्ठतु कण्ठतटीमविरतम् Git.11.
4. To make oneself master of, seize, take possession of, overpower, conquer; संग्रामे तानधिष्ठास्यन् Bk.9.72; त्वमधिष्ठास्यसि द्विषः 16.4; स सदा फलशालिनीं क्रियां शरदं लोक इवाधितिष्ठति Ki.2.31 obtains; अधितिष्ठति लोकमोजसा स विवस्वानिव मेदिनी- पतिः 2.38; यक्षः कुतश्चिदधिष्ठाय बालचन्द्रिकां निवसति Dk.18.
5. (a) To lead, conduct as head or chief; महाराज- दशरथस्य दारानधिष्ठाय वसिष्ठः प्राप्तः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4, See अधिष्ठित also. (b) To be at the head of, govern, direct, preside over, rule, superintend; प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय Bg.4.6 governing, controlling; श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च । अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते 15.9 presiding over and thus turning to use.
6. To use, employ.

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[अधि-स्था-ल्युट्]

1. Standing or being near, being at hand, approach (सन्निधि); अत्राधिष्ठानं कुरु take a seat here.
2. Resting upon, occupying, inhabiting, dwelling in, locating oneself in; प्राणाधिष्ठानं देहस्य etc.
3. A position, site, basis, seat; त्र्यधिष्ठानस्य देहिनः Ms.12.4; इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते Bg.3.4, 18.14 the seat (of that desire.)
4. Residence, abode; नगरं राजाधिष्ठानम् Pt.1.; so धर्मdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied; a place, locality, town; सर्वाविनयाधिष्ठानतां गच्छन्ति K.16; कस्मिंश्चिदधिष्ठाने in a certain place.
5. Authority, power, power of control, presiding over; अनधिष्ठानम् H.3.83. lose of position, dimissal from a post (of authority); समर्थस्त्वमिमं जेतुमधिष्ठानपराक्रमैः Rām.; ययेह अश्वैर्युक्तो रथः सार- थिनाऽधिष्ठितः प्रवर्तते तथा आत्माधिष्ठानाच्छरीरम् Gaudapāda; महाश्वेताकृताच्च सत्याधिष्ठानात् K.346 appeal or reference to truth.
6. Government, dominion.
7. A wheel (of a car etc.) अधिष्ठानं मनश्चासीत्परिरथ्या सरस्वती Mb.8.34.34; 5.178.74.
8. A precedent, prescribed rule.
9. A benediction. Compare अधिष्ठानं चक्रपुरप्रभावाध्यासनेष्वपि । Nm.
10. Destruction (?); अमित्राणामधिष्ठानाद्वधाद् दुर्योधनस्य च । भीम दिष्ट्या पृथिव्यां ते प्रथितं सुमहद्यशः ॥ Mb.9.61.14.
11. Couch, seat, bed; साधिष्ठानानि सर्वशः Rām.6.75.19.
12. A butt (for an allurement.) तस्माद् ब्राह्ममधिष्ठानं कृत्वा कार्ये चतुर्विधे । Kau. Atmanepada 1.1.

1. (√स्था) to stand upon, depend upon to inhabit abide to stand over; to superintend, govern; to step over or across; to overcome; to ascend, mount; to attain, arrive at.
2. (√स्था; Parasmaipada - तिष्ठति), to bless (?), Divya7v.

1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective superintending, presiding, governing, tutelary
2. masculine gender a ruler
3. masculine gender the Supreme Ruler (or Providence personified and identified with one or other of the Hindu1 Hindu gods)
4. masculine gender a chief
5. masculine gender a protector.

1. neuter gender standing by, being at hand, approach
2. neuter gender standing or resting upon
3. neuter gender a basis, base
4. neuter gender the standing-place of the warrior upon the car Sa1mavBr.
5. neuter gender a position, site, residence, abode, seat
6. neuter gender a settlement, town, standing over
7. neuter gender government, authority, power
8. neuter gender a precedent, rule
9. neuter gender a benediction Buddh.
10. (also, with Buddhists) steadfast resolution (one of the 6 or 10 Pa1ramita1s पारमिता s, quod vide), MWB. 128
11. a king's court, Divya7v.