# स्त्यान (styāna)

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स्त्यान (styāna) is a Sanskrit word meaning grown dense, coagulated, stiffened or rigid, soft, bland, smooth, thick, bulky, gross, sounding, density, thickness, or massiveness. Its 28 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Coagulated, Dense, Thick, Rigid, Soft, Unctuous, Smooth, Sound or Echo.

- **SLP1:** `styAna`  **IAST:** styāna  **Devanagari:** स्त्यान
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sty%C4%81na
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/styana/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** स्त्याना (styānā)

## Meanings by context

### Coagulated, Dense, Thick, Rigid (15 definitions)
- grown dense, coagulated  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 1260,3] स्त्यान (styāna) mfn. grown dense, coagulated, Suśr.; Sāh. [ ID=254913 ]
- stiffened or rigid  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > stiffened, become rigid, Car. [ ID=254914 ]
- thick, bulky, gross  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > thick, bulky, gross, W. [ ID=254916 ]
- density, thickness, or massiveness  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > स्त्यान (styāna) n. (only L. ) density, thickness, grossness, massiveness [ ID=254918 ]
- Collected into a mass  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्त्यान (styāna) [Printed book page 1146-a ] स्त्यान (styāna) a. [ स्त्यै - क्त (styai-kta) ] 1 Collected into a mass; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5. 11, Veṇīsaṃhāra 1. 21
- Thick, bulky, gross  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्त्यान (styāna) [Printed book page 1146-a ] स्त्यान (styāna) a. [ स्त्यै - क्त (styai-kta) ] 2 Thick, bulky, gross
- Thickness, grossness, or increase in magnitude or bulk  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 1 Thickness, grossness, increase in magnitude or bulk; दधति (dadhati) कुहरभाजामत्र भल्लूकयूनामनुरसितगुरूणि स्त्यानमंबू (kuharabhājāmatra bhallūkayūnāmanurasitagurūṇi styānamaṃbū) कृतानि (kṛtāni) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9. 6; Uttararāmacarita 2. 21, ( pb ) Mahāvīracarita (Borooah’s Edition), 5. 41
- 1. Intensity. 2. Apathy.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्त्यान (styāna) [Printed book page 363-2 ] स्त्यान (styāna) styā-na, ( pp. ) n. intensity; apathy. [ ID=19921 ]
- 1. Bland, soft, or smooth. 2. Thick, bulky, or gross. 3. Thickness, massiveness, or grossness. 4. Idleness or sloth. 5. Echo.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्त्यान (styāna) [Printed book page 950 ] स्त्यान (styāna) mfn. ( - नः - ना - नं (-naṃ) (-naḥ-nā-naṃ) ) 1 Bland, soft, unctuous, smooth. 2 Thick, bulky, gross. n. ( - नं (-naṃ) ) 1 Thickness, grossness, massiveness. 2 Idleness, sloth. 3 Echo. E. स्त्यै (styai) to sound, क्त (kta) aff. [ ID=43042 ]
- 1. Bland, unctuous, smooth, or thick. 2. Thickness, idleness, or echo.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्त्यान (styāna) [Printed book page 873-b ] स्त्यान (styāna) ( नः - ना - नं ) ((naḥ-nā-naṃ)) a. Bland, unctuous, smooth, thick. n. Thickness; idleness; echo. [ ID=42841 ]
- 1. Collected into a mass. 2. Thick, bulky, or gross. 3. Soft, bland, or unctuous. 4. Sounding.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्त्यान (styāna) [Printed book page 805-16 ] स्त्यान (styāna) (I) a. (f. ना (nā) ) 1. Collecting into a mass; 2. thick, bulky, gross; 3. soft, bland, unctuous; 4. sounding. [ ID=42001 ]
- 1. Thickness, massiveness, or increase in bulk. 2. Unctuousness. 3. Nectar. 4. Sloth or idleness. 5. Echo or sound.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्त्यान (styāna) (II) n. 1. Thickness, grossness, massiveness, increase in bulk, दधाति कुहरभाजामत्र भल्लूकयूनामनुरसितगुरूणि सत्यानमंबूकृतानि (dadhāti kuharabhājāmatra bhallūkayūnāmanurasitagurūṇi satyānamaṃbūkṛtāni) Ut. ii.; 2. unctuousness; 3. nectar; 4. sloth, idleness; 5. echo, sound. [ ID=42002 ]
- 1. Soft, smooth, or unctuous. 2. Thick, bulky, or massive. 3. Collecting into a mass. 4. Sounding or echoing. 5. Sloth or idleness. 6. Nectar.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्त (ta) ्यान (na) (styāna) [Printed book page 810-a ] स्त (ta) ्यान (na) (styāna) mfn. ( - न (na) ः - न (na) ा - न (na) ं (-naṃ) (-naḥ-nā-naṃ) ) 1. Bland, soft, unctuous, smooth. 2. Thick, bulky, gross. 3. Collecting into a mass. 4. Sounding. n. ( - न (na) ं (-naṃ) ) 1. Thickness, grossness, massiveness. 2. Idleness, sloth. 3. Echo. 4. Unctuousness. 5. Nectar. E. स्त (ta) ्यै (styai) to sound, क्त (ta) (kta) aff.; त (ta) changed to न (na). [ ID=45447 ]
- coagulated, stiff, rigid  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्त्यान (styāna) [Printed book page 640 ] स्त्यान (styāna) a. coagulate, stiff, rigid. [ ID=38382 ]
- 1. Collected into a mass, thick, bulky, or gross. 2. Soft, bland, unctuous, or smooth. 3. Sounding. 4. Thickness, grossness, massiveness, or unctuousness. 5. Nectar. 6. Idleness or sloth. 7. Echo or sound.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > Styāna, as, ā, am, collecting into a mass; thick, bulky, gross; soft, bland, unctuous, smooth; sound- ing; ( am ), n. thickness, grossness, massiveness; unctuousness; nectar; idleness, sloth; echo, sound. [ ID=53130 ]

### Soft, Unctuous, Smooth (4 definitions)
- soft, bland, smooth  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > soft, bland, unctuous, smooth (= स्निग्ध (snigdha) ), L. [ ID=254915 ]
- unctuousness  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > unctuousness [ ID=254919 ]
- Soft, bland, smooth, unctuous  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्त्यान (styāna) [Printed book page 1146-a ] स्त्यान (styāna) a. [ स्त्यै - क्त (styai-kta) ] 3 Soft, bland, smooth, unctuous
- Unctuousness  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 2 Unctuousness

### Sound or Echo (4 definitions)
- sounding  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > sounding, MW. [ ID=254917 ]
- echo, sound  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > echo, sound. [ ID=254922 ]
- Sounding  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्त्यान (styāna) [Printed book page 1146-a ] स्त्यान (styāna) a. [ स्त्यै - क्त (styai-kta) ] 4 Sounding
- Echo or sound  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 5 Echo, sound. [ ID=30818 ]

### Idleness, Sloth, Apathy (2 definitions)
- idleness, sloth, apathy  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > idleness, sloth, apathy [ ID=254921 ]
- Sloth, idleness  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 4 Sloth, idleness

### Nectar (2 definitions)
- nectar  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > nectar [ ID=254920 ]
- Nectar  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) 3 Nectar

### Referential Entry (1 definition)
- See below.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > स्त्यान (styāna) [Printed book page 1144-b ] स्त्यान (styāna) styāna, styena. See below. [ ID=53126 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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