sthūṇā स्थूणा (ā), f. See next sthū́ṇā f. the post or pillar or beam of a house, any post or stake or pillar or column, [RV.] &c. &c. the trunk or stump of a tree, [Kām.] an iron statue, [L.] an anvil = śūrmi or sūrmi, [L.] (prob.) = rajju, a rope, cord, [Hcat.] a kind of disease, [L.] [cf. Gk. στήλη] sthūṇābhāra स्थूणाभार sthūṇā—bhāra m. the weight of a beam g. vaṃśādi. sthūṇāpadī स्थूणापदी sthūṇā—padī f. one who has feet or legs like pillars g. kumbhapadyādi. sthūṇārāja स्थूणाराज sthūṇā—rājá m. a principal post, [ib.] sthūṇāśīrṣa स्थूणाशीर्ष sthūṇā—śīrṣa n. the head or capital of a pillar, [L.] sthūṇāgarta स्थूणागर्त sthūṇā—garta m. the pit or hole for a post, [L.] sthūṇākarṇa स्थूणाकर्ण sthūṇā—karṇá mf(I)n. (said of cows whose ears are marked in a partic. manner), [MaitrS.] sthūṇā—karṇá m. a kind of military array, [Kām.] N. of a Yakṣa, [MBh.] : of a partic. demon of illness, [Hariv.] sthūṇā—karṇá m. (scil. bāṇa) or n. (scil. astra) a kind of missile, [MBh.] sthūṇāpakṣa स्थूणापक्ष sthūṇā—pakṣa m. a kind of military array, [Kām.] sthūṇāmayūkha स्थूणामयूख sthūṇā—mayūkhá n. post and peg, [ŚBr.] sthūṇāvaśeṣa स्थूणावशेष mfn. having only the pillars left (said of a house), [Sāh.] sthūṇāvirohaṇa स्थूणाविरोहण sthūṇā—virohaṇa n. the sprouting of a wooden stake (after it has been put in the ground to serve as a foot), [ŚāṅkhŚr.] sthūṇānikhanananyāya स्थूणानिखननन्याय sthūṇā—nikhanana-nyāya m. the rule of digging or fixing a post more deeply into the soil (applied to a disputant who adds corroborative arguments &c. to confirm an already strong position), [A.]