(p. 20) adhiṣṭhātā dwelling or living or existing; present; governing, directing, controlling; presiding; holding (an office or a post); possessing, occupying. n. a dweller; a governor; a director; a controller; a president; one who is present; one who holds (an office or a post); a possessor, an occupier. fem. অধিষ্ঠাত্রী । অধিষ্ঠাত্রী দেবী n. a presiding deity. 46)