sthānin mfn. having a place, occupying a (high) position Cat
• having fixedness, abiding, permanent W
• being in the right place, appropriate ĀśvŚr
• (in gram.) that which should be in the place or is to be supplied Pāṇ. 1-4, 105
• m. the original form or primitive element (for which anything is substituted, as opp. to ādeśa, 'the substitute') Pāṇ. Sch. [Page 1263, Column 3]

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William