One of the nine aṅgas, into which the Dhamma was organized by way of literary style. It means “Answer” or “Explanation” and refers to discourses elaborated by way of question and answer.

1. (nt.) answer, explanation, exposition DN.i.46, DN.i.51, DN.i.105, DN.i.223; DN.ii.202; AN.iii.125; AN.v.50 sq.; Snp.352, Snp.510, Snp.1127; Pp.43, Pp.50; Mil.347; DN-a.i.247.
2. (m.) one who is ex …

…the ster. enum of the Scriptures in their ninefold division, beginning suttaṃ geyyaṃ veyyākaraṇaṃ See under;…

…viz. suttaṃ geyyaṃ veyyākaraṇaṃ gāthā udānaṃ itivuttakaṃ jātakaṃ abbhutadhammaṃ vedallaṃ MN.i.133; AN.ii.103,…

…perfect Vin.ii.256; sampannaveyyākaraṇa a full explanation Snp.352. 2. endowed with, possessed of abounding in Vin.i.17; Snp.152, Snp.727…

…AN.v.50 sq. (pañho, u. veyyākaraṇaṃ); Cnd.385#2 (+ paripucchā); Ja.i.116; Mil.257 (+ paripucchā). ek’uddesa a single repetition…

…viyāyata; or veyvañjanika veyyākaraṇa, veyyāyika. It further appears as by˚ (like byaggha, byañjana, byappatha, byamha, byāpanna…

…Ja.i.34, Ja.i.44; Dhp-a.iv.120.

fr. vyākaroti; see also veyyākaraṇa

…+ ājīva, dhammadesanā veyyākaraṇa); Vin.iii.90 sq.; Vin.v.164, Vin.v.197; DN.i.76 ≈ (following after the jhānas as the first step of…