Atarmastikayam, Atarmāstikāyam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Atarmāstikāyam (அதர்மாஸ்திகாயம்) noun < adharma + asti-kāya. (Jaina philosophy) That which without any movement on its part attracts and keeps passive the thing attracted, as the shadow of a tree first attracts a man walking along the road on a hot day and then keeps him quietly resting under it, one of pañcāstikāyam, q.v.; பஞ்சதந்திரப் பாடற்ாஸ்திகாயத்தொன்று. [panchasthigayathonru.]

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