Sthaniya, Sthānīya: 14 definitions
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Sthaniya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Sthaniy.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraSthānīya (स्थानीय) refers to a “local officers”; it is a Sanskrit technical term defined in the Nāṭyaśāstra.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptionsSthānīya (स्थानीय) is mentioned as a synonym for “town” or “city” according to the Amarakośa 2.2.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsthānīya (स्थानीय).—a Local, topical.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySthānīya (स्थानीय).—a.
1) Belonging to a place, local.
2) Suitable to a place.
-yam 1 A town, city.
2) Capital; Kau. A.2.2.
3) A kind of fortress to defend 8 villages; अष्टशतग्राम्या मध्ये स्थानीयम् (aṣṭaśatagrāmyā madhye sthānīyam) Kau. A.2.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySthānīya (स्थानीय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Relating or suitable to any place, fit for or belonging to it, &c. n.
(-yaṃ) A city, a town. E. sthāna place. cha aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySthānīya (स्थानीय).—i. e. sthāna + īya, I. adj. Relating or suitable to any place. Ii. n. A city.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySthānīya (स्थानीय).—[adjective] being in or instead of (—°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sthānīya (स्थानीय):—[from sthā] mfn. having its place in, being in ([compound]; kaṇṭha-sth, ‘having its place in the throat’), [Vedāntasāra]
2) [v.s. ...] belonging to or prevailing in any place, local, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] occupying the place of, representing ([compound]), [Āpastamba]
4) [v.s. ...] n. a town or a large village, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySthānīya (स्थानीय):—(yaṃ) 1. n. A city. a. Relating to a place.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Sthānīya (स्थानीय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Thāṇīya.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySthānīya (स्थानीय) [Also spelled sthaniy]:—(a) local, endemic; colloquial; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSthānīya (ಸ್ಥಾನೀಯ):—[adjective] = ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ [sthaliya]1.
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Sthānīya (ಸ್ಥಾನೀಯ):—[noun] = ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ [sthaliya]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionarySthānīya (स्थानीय):—adj. 1. belonging to the place; local; 2. suitable to a place;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Staniyam, Staniyan, Sthaniya-adesha, Sthaniya-adhikara, Sthaniya-adhikari, Sthaniya-kara, Sthaniya-niyamavali, Sthaniya-prashasana, Sthaniya-samaya, Sthaniya-svashasana, Sthaniya-svayatta-samstha, Sthaniya-vikasa, Sthaniya-vikasaseva, Sthaniyata.
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