tricky disputation, frivolous or captious discussion; in compounds vitaṇḍa˚: ˚vāda sophistry Snp-a.447; DN-a.i.247; -vādin a sophist, arguer Dhs-a.3 (so read for vidaḍḍha); Vb-a.9, Vb-a.51, Vb-a.319, Vb-a.459. See lokāyata.

cp. Epic Sk. vitaṇḍā, e.g. Mbh 2, 1310; Mbh 7, 3022