अस्तिकायastikāyam. an ontological category (of which five are distinguished, viz. जीवा*स्तिकाय, अजिवा*स्त्˚, धर्मा*स्त्˚…
masculine gender an ontological category (of which five are distinguished, viz. जीवा*स्तिकाय, अजिवा*स्त्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, धर्मा*स्त्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, अधर्मा*स्त्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, पुद्गला*स्त्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) Jain.
