assāsika 1 · assāsika 2
Assāsika (adjective) [from assāsa in meaning of assāsa 2, cf. assāsaka 2] — only in negative an° not able to afford comfort, giving no comfort or security M I 514; III 30; Ja II 298 (= aññaṃ assāsetuṃ asamatthaṭāya na assāsika). Cf. BHS anāśvāsika in stereotype phrase anitya adhruva anāśvāsika vipariṇāmadharman Divy 207; Avś 139, 144; whereas the corresponding Pāli equivalent runs anicca addhuva asassata (= appāyuka) vipariṇāma-dhamma thus inviting the conjecture that BHS āśvāsika is somehow distorted out of Pāli asassata.
(adj, adj, from assāsa) consoling; giving comfort; providing relief Construction: ā + √sas > sās + *a + ika assāsa + ika
(adj, adj, from assāsa) trustworthy Construction: ā + √sas > sās + *a + ika assāsa + ika