vitaMqA 1 A captious objection, idle carping, a frivolous or fallacious argument or controversy (one of the sixteen padārthas or categories in Nyāya philosophy); sa (jalpaH) pratipakzasTApanAhIno vitaMqA Gaut. S. 2 Wrangling, captious criticism in general. 3 A spoon, ladle. 4 Benzoin. 5 The oleander plant.