Sanskrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
अश्मलोष्ट्र (aśmaloṣṭra) + न्याय (nyāya)
अश्मलोष्ट्रन्याय • (aśmaloṣṭranyāya) stem, m
- the rule of the stone and clod of earth (used to denote the relative importance of two things, both of which may be unimportant), A.