As a deity name
Name 507 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 880 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 213 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 591 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
स्थाणु · noun · masculine
खंभ । थून । स्तंभ · पेड़ का वह धड़ जिसके ऊपर की डालियाँ और पत्ते आदि न रह गए हों । ठूँठ · शिव का एक नाम — Śabdasāgara
स्थाणु · adj
स्थिर । अचल — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a kind of spear or dart
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
sthāṇu mfn. (accord. to some for sthalnu) standing firmly, stationary, firm, fixed, immovable, motionless, Mn.; MBh. &c.
sthāṇu m. (or n. g. ardharcādi) a stump, stem, trunk, stake, post, pile, pillar (also as symbol of motionlessness), RV. &c. &c.
sthāṇu m. a kind of spear or dart, L.
a partic. part of a plough, Kṛṣis.
the gnomon of a dial, MW.
Alternative readings
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