स्तोभः [स्तुभ्-घञ्] 1 Stopping, obstructing. -2 A stop, pause. -3 Disrespect, contumely. -4 A hymn, praise; साङ्केत्यं पारिहास्यं वा स्तोभं हेलनमेव वा । वैकुण्ठनामग्रहणम- शेषाघहरं विदुः ॥ Bhāg.6.2.14. -5 A division of the Sāmaveda. -6 Anything inserted; अस्तोभमनवद्यं च सूत्रं सूत्रविदो विदुः ॥. -7 The sound or sounds dissimilar to and in excess of the letters of the Ṛik which is set to music; य ऋगक्षरेभ्यो$धिको न च तैः सवर्णः स स्तोभो नाम ŚB. on MS. 9.2.39. -8 A chanted interjection in a Sāman; सत्यं यज्ञस्तपो वेदाः स्तोभा मन्त्राः सरस्वती Mb.12.199.68. -9 Torpor, paralysis.
noun (masculine) a chanted interjection in a Sāman (such as hum) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular division of the Sāmaveda (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
contumely (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
disrespect (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hurrah (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hymn (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
paralysis ceṣṭā-vighāta (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
torpor (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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