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Vobhindati Vyañjana
splitting D i.162; M i.176; aor. vobhindi (lit.) to break, split sariyaṁ vossajjanto; cp. D iii.190).
(one's head, sīsaṁ) M i.336.
Voharati [vi+oharati] 1. to express, define, decide M i.499; D
Vomādapeti at DA i.300 is to be read as vodāpeti (cleanse, pu- i.202; Miln 218. — 2. to decide, govern over (a kingdom),
rify); v. l. BB vodāpeti; SS cāmā[dā]peti, i. e. to cause to be give justice, administrate J iv.134 (Bārāṇasiṁ maṁsa — sur
rinsed, cleanse. — odakaṁ, i. e. provide with; double acc.), 192 (inf. vohā-
tuṁ=voharituṁ C.). — Pass. vohariyati to be called SnA 26;
Vomissa(ka) (adj.) [v(i)+omissa(ka)] miscellaneous, various
PvA 94; ThA 24.
Vism 87 (°katā), 88 (°ka), 104 (°carita).
Vohāra [vi+avahāra] 1. trade, business M ii.360; Sn 614 (°ṁ upa-
Voyoga [vi+uyyoga in sense of uyyutta?] effort (?), application
jīvati); J i.495; ii.133, 202; v.471; PvA 111, 278. — 2. current
KhA 243. Reading doubtful.
appellation, common use (of language), popular logic, com-
Voropana (nt.) [abstr. fr. voropeti] depriving (jīvita° of life) J
mon way of defining, usage, designation, term, cognomen;
i.99.
(adj.) (—°) so called SnA 383, 466, 483 (laddha° so — called);
Voropeti [=oropeti] to deprive of (abl.), to take away; only in DA i.70; PvA 56, 231 (laddha° padesa, with the name) VvA 8,
phrase jīvitā voropeti [which shows that -v- is purely eu- 72 (pāṇo ti vohārato satto), 108 (loka nirūḷhāya samaññāya v.).
phonic] to deprive of life, to kill D i.85; J iv.454; DA i.236; — ariya-vohāra proper (i. e. Buddhist) mode of speech (opp.
DhA iv.68; PvA 67, 105, 274. anariya° unbuddhist or vulgar, common speech) D iii.232; A
ii.246; iv.307; Vin iv.2; Vbh 376, 387. lokiya-vohāra com-
Volokana (nt.) [v(i)+olokana, but cp. BSk. vyavalokana "inspec-
mon definition, general way of speech SnA 382. On term see
tion" Divy 435] looking at, examination J iv.237 (v. l. vi°).
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also Dhs. trsl § 1306. — 3. lawsuit, law, lawful obliga-
Voloketi [v(i)+oloketi; in meaning equal to viloketi & oloketi]
tion; juridical practice, jurisprudence (cp. vohārika) Sn 246
to examine, study, scrutinize M i.213 (with gen.); Vin i.6
(°kūṭa fraudulent lawyer); J ii.423 (°ṁ sādheti to claim a debt
(lokaṁ); Kvu 591; DhA i.319 (lokaṁ); ii.96 (v. l. oloketi).
by way of law, or a lawful debt); vi.229; DhA iii.12 (°ûpajīvin
Vosāṭitaka (nt.) [wrong spelling for *vossaṭṭhika=v(i)+ os- a lawyer); SnA 289. — 4. name of a sea — monster, which
saṭṭha+ika] (food) put down (on cemeteries etc.) for (the spir- gets hold of ships J v.259.
its of) the departed Vin iv.89.
Vohārika [fr. vohāra] "decider," one connected with a law — suit
Vosāna (nt.) [v(i)+osāna] 1. (relative) achievement, perfection or with the law, magistrate, a higher official (mahāmatta) in
(in this world), accomplishment M ii.211 (diṭṭhadhamm' âb- the law — courts, a judge or justice. At Vin i.74 two classes
hiññāvosāna — pārami — ppatta); Dh 423 (cp. DhA iv.233); of mahāmattā (ministers) are given: senānāyakā those of de-
Th 1, 784 (°ṁ adhigacchati to reach perfection). — 2. stop- fence, and vohārikā of justice; cp. Vin ii.158; iii.45 (purāṇa
ping, ceasing; in phrase °ṁ āpajjati (almost equal to pamāda) — vohāriko mahāmatto); iv.223.
to come to an end (with), to stop, to become careless, to flag
Vy° is the semi — vowel (i. e. half — consonantic) form of vi°
M i.193; J iii.5; PvA 29; antarā °ṁ āpajjati to produce half
before following a & ā (vya°, vyā), very rarely ū & o. The
— way achievement, to stop half — way A v.157, 164; It 85.
prefix vi° is very unstable, and a variety of forms are also
Kern, Toev. s. v. quite wrong "to arrive at a conclusion, to be
attached to vy°, which, after the manner of all consonant —
convinced." ns
comb in Pāḷi, may apart from its regular form vy° appear ei-
Vosāpeti [v(i)+osāpeti] to make end, to bring to an end or a finish ther as contracted to vv° (written v°), like vagga (for vyagga),
SnA 46 (desanaṁ). vaya (for vyaya), vosita (=vyosita), *vvūha (=vyūha, appear-
ing as °bhūha), or diaeretic as viy° (in poetry) or veyy° (pop-
Vosāraṇiya (adj. nt.) [fr. v(i)+osāraṇā] belonging to reinstate-
ular), e. g. viyañjana, viyārambha, viyāyata; or veyvañjanika,
ment A i.99.
veyyākaraṇa, veyyāyika. It further appears as by° (like byag-
Vosita [vi+osita, pp. of ava+sā. See also vusita & vyosita] one
gha, byañjana, byappatha, byamha, byāpanna, byābādha etc.).
who has attained (relative) achievement, perfected, accom-
In a few cases vya° represents (a diaeretic) vi°, as in vyamhita
plished, mastering, in phrase abhiññā° one who masters spe-
& vyasanna; and vyā°=vi° in vyārosa.
cial knowledge S i.167; Dh 423; It 47=61=81; A i.165; cp.
Vyakkhissaṁ at Sn 600 is fut. of vyācikkhati (see viyā°).
DhA iv.233: "niṭṭhānaṁ patto vusita — vosānaṁ vā patto etc."
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Vyagga (adj.) [vi+agga, of which the contracted form is vagga ]
Vossa ( -kamma) (nt.) making impotent (see under vassa-kamma)
distracted, confused, bewildered; neg. a° S i.96 (°mānasa);
D i.12; DA i.97.
v.66, 107.
Vossagga [=ossagga; ava+sṛj] relinquishing, relaxation; handing
over, donation, gift (see on term as ethical Bdhgh at K.S. i.321) Vyaggha [cp. Vedic vyāghra] a tiger D iii.25; A iii.101; Sn
D iii.190 (issariya° handing over of authority), 226; S iv.365 416 (°usabha); Ap 68 (°rājā); J i.357; iii.192 (Subāhu); v.14
sq.; v.63 sq., 351 (°rata fond of giving); A ii.66 (id.); iii.53 (giri — sānuja). — f. viyagghinī (biy°) Miln 67. See also
(id.); Ps i.109; ii.24, 117; J vi.213 (kamma°); Nett 16; Vbh byaggha.
229, 350; Vism 224; VbhA 317. -sati-vossagga relaxation Vyagghīnasa [?] a hawk S i.148 (as °nisa); J vi.538. Another
of attention, inattention, indifference DhA i.228; iii.163, 482; word for "hawk" is sakuṇagghi.
iv.43. -pariṇāmi, maturity of surrender S i.88. 2
Vyañjana (nt.) [fr. vi+añj, cp. añjati & abbhañjati] 1. (ac-
Vossajjati [=ossaj(j)ati] to give up, relinquish; to hand over, re- companying) attribute, distinctive mark, sign, characteristic
sign Sn 751 (ger. vossajja; SnA 508 reads oss°); J v.124 (is- (cp. anu°) Sn 549, 1017; Th 1, 819 (metric: viyañjana); J
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