Esika (neuter) and Esikā 1 (feminine) [a by-form of isīkā] a pillar, post A IV 106, 109. Frequently in compound °ṭṭhāyin as stable as a pillar D I 14; S III 202, 211, 217; Sv I 105.
(adj, adj, in comps, from esikā) who has (pulled out) the gate pillar; who has (removed) the column Construction: esikā + a