Vobhindati [vi + ava + bhindati] to split; present participle °anto (figurative) hair-splitting D I 162; M I 176; preterit vobhindi (literal) to break, split (one's head, sīsaṃ) M I 336.
(pr, pr) splits open; cracks open Construction: vi + ava > vo + bhinda + ti