EzikA
aiṣikā (= Pali esikā; proverbially ‘stable, firm’, see refs. in PTSD ), pillar (as that which makes firm, steadfast): Śikṣ 3.7 ( vs ) niśraya (separate!) kleśa-adharṣikatāyai aiṣika ( m.c. for °kā; possibly read eṣika?) śraddha svayaṃbhuguṇānām, faith is a support, so as not to be subject to attack by the depravities, a pillar for the excellent qualities of the Self-existent . ( Bendall and Rouse wrongly derive from eṣaka, to eṣati.)