संस्तम्भ

{ saṃstambhḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

सं-स्तम्भ  m.  m. obstinacy, pertinacity, firmness in resistance, [MaitrS.]; [TBr.]; [Nir.]; [MBh.]

ROOTS:

सं स्तम्भ

support, prop, [W.]
fixing, making flrm, ib.
stop, stay, ib.
paralysis, muscular rigidity, ib.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

संस्तम्भः [saṃstambhḥ]   1 Support, prop.
Confirming, strengthening, fixing.
Stop, stay.
Stupefaction, paralysis.
Obstinacy.

Shabda-Sagara

संस्तम्भ  m.  ( -म्भः)
1. Fixing, making firm, (as a post.)
2. Confirming, establishing.
3. Paralysis, muscular rigidity.
4. Stop, stay.
E. सम् before स्तभि to stop, घञ् aff.

ROOTS:

सम् स्तभि घञ्