past participle · vipphandita 1 · vipphandita 2
struggle
struggled; writhed
Vipphandita (neuter) [past participle of vipphandati] "writhing," twitching, struggle M I 446; S II 62; — (figurative) in diṭṭhi° combined with visūkāyita) "scuffling of opinion" (Mrs. Rh.D.), sceptical agitation, worry and writhing (cf. D.B. I 53) M I 8, 486; S I 123 (here without diṭṭhi°; the commentary explanation is "hatthirājavaṇṇa sappavaṇṇādidassanāni" K.S. I 320(Spk 186)); Dhs 381; Pp 22.
(nt, nt, pp of vipphandati) wriggling; writhing; quivering; vacillation vacillation (of views) [lit.] writhed Construction: vi + √phand + ita
(nt, nt, pp of vipphandati) evasiveness; prevarication; vacillation evasiveness; prevarication [lit.] writhed Construction: vi + √phand + ita