1. dispute, quarrel Ja.i.208 (ñātakānaṃ aññamaññaṃ viggaho); Mil.90 often combined with kalaha, e.g. Vin.ii.88; AN.iv.401 Mnd.302; Mil.383.
2. taking up form (lit. seizing on), “incorporation,” form, body DN.ii.210 = DN.ii.226 (sovaṇṇo viggaho mānusaṃ viggahaṃ atirocati); Vin.i.97 (manussa˚); Vin.ii.286 (id.); Vin.iv.215 (tiracchānagata-manussa˚), Vin.iv.269 (id.); Ja.v.398 = Ja.v.405 (= sarīra C); Ja.vi.188 (rucira˚); Dāvs i.42 (uju-somma˚).
3. (t.t.g.) resolution of words into their elements, analysis, separation of words Mil.381; Vv-a.226 (pada˚); Snp-a.168 Thag-a.202 (pada˚).

fr. vi + gah: see gaṇhati 3