स्तम्भ
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- স্তম্ভ (Assamese script)
- ᬲ᭄ᬢᬫ᭄ᬪ (Balinese script)
- স্তম্ভ (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰿𑰝𑰦𑰿𑰥 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀫𑁆𑀪 (Brahmi script)
- သ္တမ္ဘ (Burmese script)
- સ્તમ્ભ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ੍ਤਮ੍ਭ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌭 (Grantha script)
- ꦱ꧀ꦠꦩ꧀ꦨ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂧𑂹𑂦 (Kaithi script)
- ಸ್ತಮ್ಭ (Kannada script)
- ស្តម្ភ (Khmer script)
- ສ຺ຕມ຺ຠ (Lao script)
- സ്തമ്ഭ (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᢠᠠᠮᢨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘦𑘿𑘥 (Modi script)
- ᠰᢐᠠᠮᠪᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧠𑦽𑧆𑧠𑧅 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑂𑐟𑐩𑑂𑐨 (Newa script)
- ସ୍ତମ୍ଭ (Odia script)
- ꢱ꣄ꢡꢪ꣄ꢩ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆩𑇀𑆨 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖿𑖝𑖦𑖿𑖥 (Siddham script)
- ස්තම්භ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁 𑪙𑩫𑩴 𑪙𑩳 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚶𑚙𑚢𑚶𑚡 (Takri script)
- ஸ்தம்ப⁴ (Tamil script)
- స్తమ్భ (Telugu script)
- สฺตมฺภ (Thai script)
- སྟ་མྦྷ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒧𑓂𑒦 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑩇𑨙𑨢𑩇𑨡 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Deverbal from स्तम्भते (stambhate, “to become stiff”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /stɐm.bʱɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪t̪ɐm.bʱɐ/
Noun
स्तम्भ • (stambha) stem, m
- pillar, post, column
- Synonym: यूप (yūpa)
- stem
- support, prop; fixedness, rigidity
- arrogance, aloofness
- stoppage, obstruction
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | स्तम्भः (stambhaḥ) | स्तम्भौ (stambhau) स्तम्भा¹ (stambhā¹) |
स्तम्भाः (stambhāḥ) स्तम्भासः¹ (stambhāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | स्तम्भम् (stambham) | स्तम्भौ (stambhau) स्तम्भा¹ (stambhā¹) |
स्तम्भान् (stambhān) |
| instrumental | स्तम्भेन (stambhena) | स्तम्भाभ्याम् (stambhābhyām) | स्तम्भैः (stambhaiḥ) स्तम्भेभिः¹ (stambhebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | स्तम्भाय (stambhāya) | स्तम्भाभ्याम् (stambhābhyām) | स्तम्भेभ्यः (stambhebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | स्तम्भात् (stambhāt) | स्तम्भाभ्याम् (stambhābhyām) | स्तम्भेभ्यः (stambhebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | स्तम्भस्य (stambhasya) | स्तम्भयोः (stambhayoḥ) | स्तम्भानाम् (stambhānām) |
| locative | स्तम्भे (stambhe) | स्तम्भयोः (stambhayoḥ) | स्तम्भेषु (stambheṣu) |
| vocative | स्तम्भ (stambha) | स्तम्भौ (stambhau) स्तम्भा¹ (stambhā¹) |
स्तम्भाः (stambhāḥ) स्तम्भासः¹ (stambhāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Assamese: থাম (tham), থুম (thum)
- Bengali: থাম (tham)
- Pali: thambha
- Punjabi: ਥੰਮ੍ਹ (thammh)
- Odia: ଥମ୍ବ (thamba)
- Khowar: ٹھُون
- → Hindi: स्तंभ (stambh)
- → Marathi: स्तंभ (stambha)
- → Thai: สดมภ์ (sà-dom)
- → Kannada: ಸ್ತಂಭ (stambha)
- → Telugu: స్తంభము (stambhamu)
- → Bengali: স্তম্ভ (stombho)
- → Nepali: स्तम्भ (stambha)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “स्तम्भ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1258.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “stambha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “stambha”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.