stigh cl. 5. P. stighnoti (accord. to Dhātup. xxvii, 18 Ā. stighnute
• Pot. stighnuyāt inf. -stígham
• Gr. also pf. tiṣṭige
• aor. asteghiṣṭa
• fut. steghitā, ○ghiṣyate
• inf. steghitum), to step, stride, step up, mount (esp. in ati-√stigh, 'to step over, overstep', and in pra-√stigh, 'to step up, rise up &c.') MaitrS.: Desid. tiṣṭighiṣati (in ati-tiṣṭíghiṣan, 'wishing to ascend') ib. [Cf. Gk. ? ; Slav. stignati ; [1258, 3] Goth. steigan ; Germ. stîgan, steigen ; Eng. sty.]

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William