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 resem-
blance 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.