viBāśā | विBआशा | viBAzA

1. vi—Bāśā | वि—Bआशा | f. (for 2. See vi-√ Bāś | वि-√ Bआश् |) a class of Prākṛt languages, Cat.
(in music) a partic. Rāgiṇī, Saṃgīt.
(with Buddhists) a great Commentary.
2. vi-Bāśā | वि-Bआशा | f. (for 1. See p. 951, col. 3) an alternative, option, optionality (vi-Bāśayā | वि-Bआशया |, optionally), one of two ways (cf. vi-kalpa | वि-कल्प |), APrāt.
(in gram.) the allowing a rule to be optional (of two kinds, viz. prāpta-v˚ | प्राप्त-व्˚ | or prāpte v˚ | प्राप्ते व्˚ |, an option allowed in a partic. operation which another rule makes necessary; aprāpta-v˚ | अप्राप्त-व्˚ | or aprāpte v˚ | अप्राप्ते व्˚ |, an option allowed in a partic. operation which another rule makes impossible), Pāṇ. i, 1, 44 &c.

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