anu-ṣṭhā (√stha), to stand near or by
• to follow out
• to carry out, attend to
• to perform, do, practise
• to govern, rule, superintend
• to appoint: Pass. -ṣṭhīyate, to be done
• to be followed out: Desid. -tiṣṭhāsati, to be desirous of doing, &c

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William