abhi-ṣṭhā (√ sthā), -tiṣṭhati (aor. -asthāt, RV., -aṣṭhāt, Pāṇ. viii, 3, 63; perf. p. -taṣṭhivás, RV. iv, 4, 9) to tread or step upon (acc.), RV.; AV.; TS.; ŚBr.; to overpower, defeat, RV.; AV.; VS.; to extend or rise over (acc.), RV. i, 149, 4 and iii, 14, 4; to step or advance towards (acc.), PBr.; Kauś.; to stay, live, MBh. xil, 3316; to stop, ib., 4475.