viBAvaH 1 (In Rhet. ) Any condition which produces or develops a particular state of body or mind; (one of the three main divisions of Bhāvas , the other two being anuBAva and byABicAriBAva q. v. ); ratyAdyudvoDakA loke viBAvAH kAvyanAwyayoH S. D. 62 ; its chief subdivisions are AlaMbana and uddIpaka ; see AlaMbana . 2 A friend, an acquaintance. 3 Any exciting circumtance, (as dress &c.).