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viṣṭambhaविष्टम्भvi-ṣṭambhá m. fixing, planting firmly (pada-v°), [Kir.]
prop, support, [RV.]; [AV.]; [MBh.]; [Śaṃk.]
‘supporters’, N. of partic. syllables inserted in sacred texts, [PañcavBr.]
checking, stopping, restraint, impediment, suppression, [Kām.]; [BhP.]
endurance, resistance, [MBh.]
obstruction of the urine or feces, ischury, constipation, [Suśr.]
a partic. disease of the fetus, [ŚārṅgS.]
paralysis, loss of motion, [W.]
viṣṭambhanaविष्टम्भनvi-°ṣṭambhana mf(I)n. propping, supporting, [VS.]
vi-°ṣṭambhana n. checking, restraining, suppressing, [MaitrUp.]
viṣṭambhakaraविष्टम्भकरvi-ṣṭambha—kara mfn. stopping, restraining, obstructing, [Suśr.]
viṣṭambhayiṣuविष्टम्भयिषुvi-°ṣṭambhayiṣu mfn. wishing to stop or cause to stand still (a fleeing army), [MBh. vii, 1746] (B. saṃstambhayiṣu).