see palambheti (to deceive, dupe) It may be possibie that reading lampetvā at AN.ii.77 (variant reading lambitvā) is to be corrected to lambhetvā (combined with hāpetvā)
■ alambhavissa at SN.v.146 is to be read alam abhavissa, as at Ja.ii.59.

Caus. of labh, for which usually labbheti (q.v. under labhati). The Sk. form is lambhayati
■ The Dhtm. (840) puts it down as a special root, although it occurs only in cpd. pa˚ in this special meaning “labhi vañcane”