As a deity name
Name 218 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 53 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
Name 436 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
स्थविष्ठ · adj
अत्यंत स्थूल । बहुत मोटा · अत्यंत शक्तिशाली । महान् बली (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
very broad or thick or solid or strong, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "sthaviṣṭha" is derived from "sthavi" with the iṣṭhan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
sthavi . See p. 1265, col. 2.
sthavi m. (only L.) a sack, bag
sthaviṣṭha mfn. (superl. of sthūra) very broad or thick or solid or strong, TS.; &c.
sthaviṣṭha a. Greatest, very strong, largest (superl. of sthūla q. v.)
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
sthaviṣṭha mfn. (superl. of sthūra) very broad or thick or solid or strong, TS.; &c.
sthaviṣṭha a. Greatest, very strong, largest (superl. of sthūla q. v.)
sthaviṣṭha mfn. (-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭaṃ) Very fat or corpulent. E. sthūla bulky, iṣṭhan superlative affix, the final of the adjective dropped, and vowel changed; also with īyasun similar aff. sthavīyam mfn. (-yān-yasī-yaḥ).
sthavi . See p. 1265, col. 2.
sthavi m. (only L.) a sack, bag
Alternative readings
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