The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Vyappatha (nt.) [perhaps a distortion of *vy!p%ta, for which the usual P. (der.) veyy!vacca (q. v.) in
meaning "duty"] 1. duty, occupation, activity Sn 158 (kh"*a˚ of the Arahant: having no more duties, cp.
vyappathi). -- 2. way of speaking, speech, utterance Sn 163, 164 (contrasted to citta & kamma; cp. k!ya,
v!c!, mano in same use), expld at SnA 206 by vac"kamma; & in defn of "speech" at Vin iv.2 (see under
byappatha); DhsA 324 (expld as v!kya -- bheda).
Vyappathi
Vyappathi (f.) [cp. Sk. vy!p%ti] activity, occupation, duty (?) Sn 961. See remarks on byappatha.
Vyappan!
Vyappan! (f.) [vi+appan!] application (of mind), focussing (of attention) Dhs 7.
Vyamha
Vyamha (nt.) [etym.?] palace; a celestial mansion, a vim!na, abode for fairies etc. J v. 454; vi.119, 251
(=pura & r!ja -- nivesa C.); Vv 351 (=bhavana VvA 160). Cp. byamha.
Vyamhita
Vyamhita (adj.) [metric for vimhita] astounded, shocked, awed; dismayed, frightened J v.69 (=bh"ta C.);
vi.243, 314.
Vyaya
Vyaya [vi+aya, of i; the assimilation form is vaya2] expense, loss, decay S iv.68, 140; Miln 393 (as
abbaya). avyayena (instr.) safely D i.72. Cp. veyy!yika & vy!yika.
Vyavay!ti
Vyavay!ti [vi+ava(=apa)+i, cp. apeti & veti] to go away, disappear J v.82.
Vyavas!na
Vyavas!na (nt.) [somewhat doubtful. It has to be com- pared with vavassagga, although it should be
derived fr. s! (cp. pp. vyavasita; or $ri?), thus mixture of s%j & s!. Cp. a similar difficulty of s! under
os!peti] decision, resolution; only used to explain part. handa (exhortation) at SnA 200, 491 (v. l.
vyavas!ya: cp. vavas!ya at DA i.237), for which otherwise vavassagga.
Vyavasita
Vyavasita (adj.) [pp. of vi+ava+s! (or $ri?), cp. vya- vas!na] decided, resolute SnA 200.
Vyasana
Vyasana (nt.) [fr. vy+as] misfortune, misery, ruin, destruc- tion, loss D i.248; S iii.137 (anaya˚); iv.159; A
i.33; v.156 sq., 317 (several); Sn 694 (˚gata ruined); Pv i.64 (=dukkha PvA 33); iii.56 (=anattha PvA 199);
Vbh 99 sq., 137; VbhA 102 (several); PvA 4, 103, 112; Sdhp 499. -- The 5 vyasanas are: ñ!ti˚, bhoga˚,
roga˚, s"la˚, di&&hi˚ or misfortune concerning one's relations, wealth, health, character, views. Thus at D
iii.235; A iii.147; Vin iv.277.