1. “rolling back,” with ref. to the development of the world (or the aeons kappa) used to denote a devolving cycle (“devolution”) whereas vaṭṭa alone or saṃvaṭṭa denote the involving cycle (both either with or without kappa). Thus as “periods” of the world they practically mean the same thing & may both be interpreted in the sense of a; new beginning. As redupl
   ■ inter. compounds they express only the idea of constant change. We sometimes find vivaṭṭa in the sense of “renewal” & saṃvaṭṭa in the sense of “destruction,” where we should expect the opposite meaning for each. See also vaṭṭa & saṃvaṭta; Dogmatically vivaṭṭa is used as “absence of vaṭṭa, i.e. nibbāna or salvation from saṃsāra (see vaṭṭa cp. citta-vivaṭṭa, ceto˚, ñāṇa˚, vimokkha˚ at Ps; i.108 & ii.70)
   ■ Fig. in kamma˚; “the rolling back of k., i.e. devolution or course of kamma at SN.i.85
   ■ Abs & comb^d with saṃvaṭṭa (i.e. devolution combined with evolution) e.g. at DN.i.14, DN.i.16 sq.; DN.iii.109; AN.ii.142 (where read vivaṭṭe for vivaṭṭo); Pp.60; Vism.419 (here as m. vivaṭṭo, compared with saṃvaṭṭo), Vism.420 (˚ṭṭhāyin) In cpd. -kappa (i.e. descending aeon) at DN.iii.51; Pp.60; Iti.15.
2. (nt.) part of a bhikkhu’s dress (rolling up of the binding?), combined with anu- vivaṭṭa at Vin.i.287.

vi + vaṭṭa¹