asTIkftya
asthīkṛtya , ger. (= Pali atthikatvā, °tvāna), paying careful heed to : Mvy 1809 . The Pali form is taken by comm. and modern exegetes as for arthīkṛtvā. Our form might be a false Sktization of this. But Tib. rus śiṅ ltar ḥdzin pa , taking hold in persevering ( rus śiṅ ; but lit. bone-like? rus pa , bone ) fashion (alternatively, ched cher ḥdzin pa , taking hold more and more, with intensity ). Is the resemblance of rus śiṅ to rus (pa) bone a mere coincidence? There is, however, a v.l. āsthī°, which suggests derivation from a form of ā-sthā-; cf. āsthiti .