avasthā

[apte] 1 A. 1 To remain, stay, abide; tena saha sukhamavatiṣṭhaṃte K. 108; oft. with an adj. or adv.; vilokayaṃtī tāvadavatasthe 205; pādau viṣṭabhya; kṣaṇaṃ bhadrāvatiṣṭhasva Bk. 8. 11 stay, wait; anītvā paṃkatāṃ dhūlimudakaṃ nāvatiṣṭhate Śi. 2. 34. --2 To abide by, conform to, obey; na śāsane'vāsthita yo gurūṇāṃ Bk. 3. 14. --3 To live; kṣaṇamapyavatiṣṭhate śvasan yadi jaṃturnanu lābhavānasau R. 8. 87. --4 To stand...

[mw] P. -tiṣṭhati (impf. -atiṣṭhat; aor. Subj. -sthāt; perf. A1. 3. sg. -tasthe; perf. p. P. -tasthiv/as) to go down into (acc.), reach down to (acc.) RV.; S3Br.; (aor. Subj. 2. pl. -sthāta), to go away from (abl.) RV. v, 53, 8; (aor. Subj. 1. sg. -sthām) to be... m. membrum virile AV. vii, 90, 3 (cf. up/a-stha) 106,1 18390 f. appearance (in a court of justice) Mn. viii, 6o 106,1 18391 f. stability, consistence cf....