Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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atiṣṭhā 1
ati-ṣṭhā (√sthā), to be at the head of, govern RV. AV
• to jut over or out TBr
atiṣṭhā 2
ati-ṣṭhā́ f. precedence, superiority ŚBr. &c
• (as). mf. or ati-ṣṭhā́van, in. or atiṣṭhā́-vat āV., mfn. superior in standing, surpassing
Source
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Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William