withdrawal of support, stopping (the nīvaraṇas or any evil influences or corruptions: kilesa˚), arresting, paralysing; elimination discarding Pts.ii.179; Mnd.6; Cnd.338, Cnd.606#b Ja.iii.15 (kilesa˚ + metta-bhāvana-jhān’ uppatti); Ja.iv.17 Vism.320; Sdhp.455
■ Usually in foll. compounds: -pahāna elimination (of character-blemishes) by discarding Ja.ii.230; Cnd.203; Vism.5; Dhs-a.352; Snp-a.19; -vimutti emancipation by elimination Ja.ii.35; -viveka arrest by aloofness Dhs-a.12, Dhs-a.164; Vism.140, Vism.141.

vi + khambha + na