Sanskrit

Verb

तिष्ठति • ‎(tíṣṭhati) (cl.1 P. Ā. root √sthā)

1. to stand, stand firmly, station one's self stand upon, get upon, take up a position on

   with पादाभ्याम् ‎(pādābhyām) — to stand on the feet

   with जानुभ्याम् ‎(jānubhyām) — to kneel

   with अग्रे ‎(ágre) or अग्रतस् ‎(agratás) and genitive — to stand or present one's self before

   with पुरस् ‎(purás) and with or without genitive — to stand up against an enemy etc.

2. to stay, remain, continue in any condition or action

   with कन्या ‎(kanyā́) — to remain a girl or unmarried

   with तूष्णीम् ‎(tūṣṇī́m) or with मौनेन ‎(maunena) (instrumental) — to remain silent

   with सुखम् ‎(sukhám) — to continue or feel well

3. to remain occupied or engaged in, be intent upon, make a practice of, keep on, persevere in any act (with locative or ind.p.)

   with राज्ये ‎(rājye) — to continue governing

   with शासने ‎(śāsane) — to practise obedience

   with बल ‎(bale) — to exercise power

   with स्वधर्मे ‎(sva-dharme) — to do one's duty

   with स्वकर्मणि ‎(sva-karmaṇi) — to keep to one's own business

   with संशये ‎(saṃśaye, “saṃśaye”) — to persist in doubting

   धर्मम् आश्रित्य (dharmam āśritya) — to practise virtue

4. to continue to be or exist (as opposed to "perish"), endure, last
5. to be, exist, be present, be obtainable or at hand
6. to be with or at the disposal of, belong to (dative, genitive or locative)
7. (Ā, mc. also P. compare Pāṇini 1-3, 23; IV, 34) to stand by, abide by, be near to, be on the side of, adhere or submit to, acquiesce in, serve, obey (locative or dative)
8. to stand still, stay quiet, remain stationary, stop, halt, wait, tarry, linger, hesitate
9. to behave or conduct one's self

   with समम् ‎(samám) — to behave equally towards any one (+ locative)

10. to be directed to or fixed on (+ locative)
11. to be founded or rest or depend on, be contained in (+ locative)
12. to rely on, confide in (+ locative)

    मयि स्थित्वा (mayi sthitvā) — confiding in me

13. to stay at, resort to (+ accusative)
14. to arise from (+ ablative or genitive)
15. to desist or cease from (+ ablative)
16. to remain unnoticed (as of no importance), be left alone (only imperative and potential)
17. (passive) be stood etc. - frequently used impersonally

    मया स्थीयताम् (mayā sthīyatām) — let it be abided by me; i.e. I must abide

18. (causative) to cause to stand, place, locate, set, lay, fix, station, establish, found, institute
19. (causative) to set up, erect, raise, build
20. (causative) to cause to continue, make durable, strengthen, confirm
21. (causative) to prop up, support, maintain
22. (causative) to affirm, assent
23. (causative) to appoint (to any office + locative)
24. (causative) to cause to be, constitute, make, appoint or employ as (+ two accusatives)

    with धात्रीम् ‎(dhātrīm, “dhātrīm”) — to employ any one as a nurse

    with रक्षार्थम् ‎(rakṣā-rtham) — to appoint any one as guardian

    with सज्जम् ‎(sajjam) — to make anything ready

    with सुरक्षितम् ‎(surakṣitam, “su-rakṣitam”) — to keep anything well guarded

    with स्वीकृत्य ‎(svīkṛtya) — to make anything one's own

    with परिशेषम् ‎(pariśeṣam) — to leave anything over or remaining

25. (causative) to fix, settle, determine, resolve
26. (causative) to fix in or on, lead or being into, direct or turn towards (+ locative, rarely accusative)

    with हृदि ‎(hṛdi) — to impress on the heart

    with मनस् ‎(mánas) — to fix the mind on

27. (causative) to introduce or initiate into, instruct in (+ locative)

    with नये ‎(naye) — to instruct in a plan or system

28. (causative) to make over or deliver up to (loc. or haste with gen. , " into the hands of ")
29. (causative) to give in marriage
30. (causative) to cause to stand still, stop, arrest, check, hold, keep in, restrain

    with बद्ध्वा ‎(baddhvā, “baddhvā”) — to keep bound or imprisoned

31. (causative) to place aside, keep, save, preserve

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 1262