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Entry अस्ति

अस्तिastiind.Being, existent, present; as in अस्तिक्षीरा, ˚कायः
[अस्-शतिप्]
1. Being, existent, present; as in अस्तिक्षीरा, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकायः
2. Often used at the commencement of a tale or narrative in the sense of 'so it is', 'there', or merely as an expletive; अस्ति सिंहः प्रतिवसति स्म Pt.4; अस्त्यत्र नगरे...त्रयः पुरुषा देवस्य श्रियं न सहन्ते Mu. 1,5; अस्ति पूर्वमहं व्योमचारी विद्याधरोऽभवम् Ks.22.56,1. 27; अस्ति तत्रभवान् वृषलं याजयिष्यति ParasmaipadaIII.3.146 is it that etc.
Derived forms and compounds
- -स्तिः Feminine Name of a sister of Prāpti, daughter of Jarāsandha and wife of Kaṁsa.
- -कायः अस्ति कायः स्वरूपं यस्य a category or predicament (with the Jainas); these categories are 5;
- -जीव denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, पुद्गलdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, धर्मdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied अधर्मdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, and आकाशdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied.
- -क्षीर Adjective अस्ति क्षीरं यस्य ParasmaipadaII.2.24 Vārt. having milk.
- -नास्ति Indeclinable doubtful, partly true and partly not; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedत्वम्, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedता doubtful or partial existence. -denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedप्रवादः Name of the fourth of the fourteen Pūrvas or older writings of the Jainas.
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नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते ।

nehābhikramanāśo'sti pratyavāyo na vidyate, — On this path no effort is lost, no obstacle prevails; even a little of this dharma delivers from the great fear. 2·40
- अस्तिastipresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root as (to be).
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