In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Sthivi (स्थिवि) occurs once (used in the plural) in the Rigveda, probably meaning ‘bushel’. The word is also found once in the adjective sthivimant, ‘provided with bushels’.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṣṭhīvi (ष्ठीवि).—[adjective] spitting.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ṣṭhīvi (ष्ठीवि):—[from ṣṭhīv] mfn. (only ifc.; cf. suvarṇa-, hiraṇya-ṣṭh) spitting, ejecting.

2) Ṣṭhīvī (ष्ठीवी):—[from ṣṭhīv] f. spitting (See rakta-ṣṭhīvī).

3) Sthivi (स्थिवि):—m. ([probably]) a bushel (others ‘an ear’) of grain, [Ṛg-veda x, 68, 3]

4) = sīmā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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.

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Starts with: Shthivin, Shthivitva, Sthivimant, Sthivimat.

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Full-text: Raktashthivi, Suvarnashthivi, Sthivimat, Raktashthivanata.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 10.27.15 < [Sukta 27]

Rig Veda 10.68.3 < [Sukta 68]

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Acta Orientalia

Textile Terminology in Khotanese: A Study of Dress and Equipment < [Volume 30 (1966)]

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