तिष्ठति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

তিষ্ঠতি (Assamese script)
ᬢᬶᬱ᭄ᬞᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
তিষ্ঠতি (Bengali script)
𑰝𑰰𑰬𑰿𑰙𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀢𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀞𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
တိၑ္ဌတိ (Burmese script)
તિષ્ઠતિ (Gujarati script)
ਤਿਸ਼੍ਠਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
ꦠꦶꦰ꧀ꦜꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
𑂞𑂱𑂭𑂹𑂘𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
ತಿಷ್ಠತಿ (Kannada script)
តិឞ្ឋតិ (Khmer script)
ຕິຩ຺ຐຕິ (Lao script)
തിഷ്ഠതി (Malayalam script)
ᢠᡳᢢᡱᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘝𑘱𑘬𑘿𑘙𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
ᢐᠢᢔᢍᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑦽𑧒𑧌𑧠𑦹𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐟𑐶𑐲𑑂𑐛𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
ତିଷ୍ଠତି (Odia script)
ꢡꢶꢰ꣄ꢝꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆠𑆴𑆰𑇀𑆜𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖝𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖙𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
තිෂ‍්ඨති (Sinhalese script)
𑩫𑩑𑪀 𑪙𑩧𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
𑚙𑚮𑚶𑚕𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
திஷ்ட²தி (Tamil script)
తిష్ఠతి (Telugu script)
ติษฺฐติ (Thai script)
ཏི་ཥྛ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
𑒞𑒱𑒭𑓂𑒚𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
𑨙𑨁𑨯𑩇𑨕𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *(s)tíṣṭaHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stíštaHti, from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, from *steh₂- (“to stand”). Cognate with Latin sistō, Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi), Old English standan (whence English stand).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /tíʂ.ʈʰɐ.ti/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t̪iʂ.ʈʰɐ.t̪i/

Verb

तिष्ठ॑ति • (tíṣṭhati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type P, root स्था)

to stand, stand firmly, station oneself, stand upon, get upon, take up a position on
with पादाभ्याम् (pādābhyām) — to stand on the feet

with जानुभ्याम् (jānubhyām) — to kneel

with अग्रे (ágre) or अग्रतस् (agratás) and genitive — to stand or present oneself before

with पुरस् (purás) and with or without genitive — to stand up against an enemy etc.
to stay, remain, continue in any condition or action
with कन्या (kanyā́) — to remain a girl or unmarried

with तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇī́m) or with मौनेन (maunena) (instrumental) — to remain silent

with सुखम् (sukhám) — to continue or feel well
to remain occupied or engaged in, be intent upon, make a practice of, keep on, persevere in any act (with locative or ind.p.)
with राज्ये (rājye) — to continue governing

with शासने (śāsane) — to practise obedience

with बल (bale) — to exercise power

with स्वधर्मे (sva-dharme) — to do one's duty

with स्वकर्मणि (sva-karmaṇi) — to keep to one's own business

with संशये (saṃśaye, “saṃśaye”) — to persist in doubting

धर्मम् आश्रित्य (dharmam āśritya) — to practise virtue
to continue to be or exist (as opposed to "perish"), endure, last
to be, exist, be present, be obtainable or at hand
to be with or at the disposal of, belong to (dative, genitive or locative)
(Ā, mc. also P. compare Pāṇini 1-3, 23; IV, 34) to stand by, abide by, be near to, be on the side of, adhere or submit to, acquiesce in, serve, obey (locative or dative)
to stand still, stay quiet, remain stationary, stop, halt, wait, tarry, linger, hesitate
to behave or conduct oneself
with समम् (samám) — to behave equally towards any one (+ locative)
to be directed to or fixed on (+ locative)
to be founded or rest or depend on, be contained in (+ locative)
to rely on, confide in (+ locative)
मयि स्थित्वा (mayi sthitvā) — confiding in me
to stay at, resort to (+ accusative)
to arise from (+ ablative or genitive)
to desist or cease from (+ ablative)
to remain unnoticed (as of no importance), be left alone (only imperative and potential)
(passive voice) be stood etc. - frequently used impersonally
मया स्थीयताम् (mayā sthīyatām) — let it be abided by me; i.e. I must abide

Conjugation

Present: तिष्ठ॑ति (tíṣṭhati), तिष्ठ॑ते (tíṣṭhate)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	तिष्ठ॑ति tíṣṭhati	तिष्ठ॑तः tíṣṭhataḥ	तिष्ठ॑न्ति tíṣṭhanti	तिष्ठ॑ते tíṣṭhate	तिष्ठे॑ते tíṣṭhete	तिष्ठ॑न्ते tíṣṭhante
Second	तिष्ठ॑सि tíṣṭhasi	तिष्ठ॑थः tíṣṭhathaḥ	तिष्ठ॑थ tíṣṭhatha	तिष्ठ॑से tíṣṭhase	तिष्ठे॑थे tíṣṭhethe	तिष्ठ॑ध्वे tíṣṭhadhve
First	तिष्ठा॑मि tíṣṭhāmi	तिष्ठा॑वः tíṣṭhāvaḥ	तिष्ठा॑मः / तिष्ठा॑मसि¹ tíṣṭhāmaḥ / tíṣṭhāmasi¹	तिष्ठे॑ tíṣṭhe	तिष्ठा॑वहे tíṣṭhāvahe	तिष्ठा॑महे tíṣṭhāmahe
Imperative
Third	तिष्ठ॑तु tíṣṭhatu	तिष्ठ॑ताम् tíṣṭhatām	तिष्ठ॑न्तु tíṣṭhantu	तिष्ठ॑ताम् tíṣṭhatām	तिष्ठे॑ताम् tíṣṭhetām	तिष्ठ॑न्ताम् tíṣṭhantām
Second	तिष्ठ॑ tíṣṭha	तिष्ठ॑तम् tíṣṭhatam	तिष्ठ॑त tíṣṭhata	तिष्ठ॑स्व tíṣṭhasva	तिष्ठे॑थाम् tíṣṭhethām	तिष्ठ॑ध्वम् tíṣṭhadhvam
First	तिष्ठा॑नि tíṣṭhāni	तिष्ठा॑व tíṣṭhāva	तिष्ठा॑म tíṣṭhāma	तिष्ठै॑ tíṣṭhai	तिष्ठा॑वहै tíṣṭhāvahai	तिष्ठा॑महै tíṣṭhāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	तिष्ठे॑त् tíṣṭhet	तिष्ठे॑ताम् tíṣṭhetām	तिष्ठे॑युः tíṣṭheyuḥ	तिष्ठे॑त tíṣṭheta	तिष्ठे॑याताम् tíṣṭheyātām	तिष्ठे॑रन् tíṣṭheran
Second	तिष्ठेः॑ tíṣṭheḥ	तिष्ठे॑तम् tíṣṭhetam	तिष्ठे॑त tíṣṭheta	तिष्ठे॑थाः tíṣṭhethāḥ	तिष्ठे॑याथाम् tíṣṭheyāthām	तिष्ठे॑ध्वम् tíṣṭhedhvam
First	तिष्ठे॑यम् tíṣṭheyam	तिष्ठे॑व tíṣṭheva	तिष्ठे॑म tíṣṭhema	तिष्ठे॑य tíṣṭheya	तिष्ठे॑वहि tíṣṭhevahi	तिष्ठे॑महि tíṣṭhemahi
Subjunctive
Third	तिष्ठा॑त् / तिष्ठा॑ति tíṣṭhāt / tíṣṭhāti	तिष्ठा॑तः tíṣṭhātaḥ	तिष्ठा॑न् tíṣṭhān	तिष्ठा॑ते / तिष्ठा॑तै tíṣṭhāte / tíṣṭhātai	तिष्ठै॑ते tíṣṭhaite	तिष्ठ॑न्त / तिष्ठा॑न्तै tíṣṭhanta / tíṣṭhāntai
Second	तिष्ठाः॑ / तिष्ठा॑सि tíṣṭhāḥ / tíṣṭhāsi	तिष्ठा॑थः tíṣṭhāthaḥ	तिष्ठा॑थ tíṣṭhātha	तिष्ठा॑से / तिष्ठा॑सै tíṣṭhāse / tíṣṭhāsai	तिष्ठै॑थे tíṣṭhaithe	तिष्ठा॑ध्वै tíṣṭhādhvai
First	तिष्ठा॑नि tíṣṭhāni	तिष्ठा॑व tíṣṭhāva	तिष्ठा॑म tíṣṭhāma	तिष्ठै॑ tíṣṭhai	तिष्ठा॑वहै tíṣṭhāvahai	तिष्ठा॑महै tíṣṭhāmahai
Participles
	तिष्ठ॑त् tíṣṭhat			तिष्ठ॑मान tíṣṭhamāna
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic

Imperfect: अति॑ष्ठत् (átiṣṭhat), अति॑ष्ठत (átiṣṭhata)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	अति॑ष्ठत् átiṣṭhat	अति॑ष्ठताम् átiṣṭhatām	अति॑ष्ठन् átiṣṭhan	अति॑ष्ठत átiṣṭhata	अति॑ष्ठेताम् átiṣṭhetām	अति॑ष्ठन्त átiṣṭhanta
Second	अति॑ष्ठः átiṣṭhaḥ	अति॑ष्ठतम् átiṣṭhatam	अति॑ष्ठत átiṣṭhata	अति॑ष्ठथाः átiṣṭhathāḥ	अति॑ष्ठेथाम् átiṣṭhethām	अति॑ष्ठध्वम् átiṣṭhadhvam
First	अति॑ष्ठम् átiṣṭham	अति॑ष्ठाव átiṣṭhāva	अति॑ष्ठाम átiṣṭhāma	अति॑ष्ठे átiṣṭhe	अति॑ष्ठावहि átiṣṭhāvahi	अति॑ष्ठामहि átiṣṭhāmahi

Derived terms

अतितिष्ठति (atitiṣṭhati)
अधितिष्ठति (adhitiṣṭhati)
अनुतिष्ठति (anutiṣṭhati)
अपातिष्ठति (apātiṣṭhati)
अपितिष्ठति (apitiṣṭhati)
अवतिष्ठति (avatiṣṭhati)
अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate)
आतिष्ठति (ātiṣṭhati)
उत्तिष्ठति (uttiṣṭhati)
उपतिष्ठति (upatiṣṭhati)
उपतिष्ठते (upatiṣṭhate)
नितिष्ठति (nitiṣṭhati)
निस्तिष्ठति (nistiṣṭhati)
परितिष्ठति (paritiṣṭhati)
पर्यवतिष्ठति (paryavatiṣṭhati)
प्रतितिष्ठति (pratitiṣṭhati)
प्रतिष्ठति (pratiṣṭhati)
प्रत्यवतिष्ठते (pratyavatiṣṭhate)
प्रत्यातिष्ठति (pratyātiṣṭhati)
प्रत्युपतिष्ठति (pratyupatiṣṭhati)
वितिष्ठते (vitiṣṭhate)
समधितिष्ठति (samadhitiṣṭhati)
समातिष्ठति (samātiṣṭhati)

Descendants

Pali: tiṭṭhati
Dhivehi: އިށީންނަނީ (iṣīn̊nanī)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “स्था”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1262, column 2.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tíṣṭhati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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