busy, active. Thus Kern, but the translation is not satisfactory. It occurs only at 2 passages; Vin.iv.2 where combined with vācā, girā, vacībheda, and meaning “mode of speech,” and at Snp.961, where …

… ■ See also byappatha
■ apatha where there is no way or road, wrong way Ja.ii.287; Thag-a.255;…

…(like byaggha, byañjana, byappatha, byamha, byāpanna byābādha etc.). In a few cases vya˚; represents (a diaeretic) vi˚; as in vyamhita…

…at Vin.iv.2 (see under byappatha) Dhs-a.324 (explained as vākya-bheda).

perhaps a distortion of *vyāpṛta, for…

activity, occupation, duty (?) Snp.961. See remarks on byappatha.

cp. Sk. vyāpṛti

…accordingly!

= Sk. vyāpṛta, cp. vyāpāra, byappatha. & veyyāvacca

…at Dhs-a.324: see byappatha

■ vācaṃ bhindati: 1 to modify the speech or expression Snp-a.216 (cp….