to go against (in a hostile manner, to attack (c. acc.) SN.i.216 (aor. abhiyaṃsu, variant reading SS abhijiyiṃsu); Dhp-a.iii.310 (aor. abhiyāsi as variant reading for T. reading pāyāsi; the id. p Vv-a.68 reads pāyāsi with variant reading upāyāsi).

Vedic abhiyāti in same meaning; abhi _ yā