Āvijjhati (āviñjati, āviñchati) [ā + vijjhati of vyadh to pierce; thus recognised by Morris JP T S. 1884, 72, against Trenckner, Notes 59 (to piñj) & Hardy Nett. Ind. = vicchāy] -- 1. to encircle, encompass, comprise, go round, usually in ger. āvijjhitvā (w. acc.) used as prep. round about, near J i.153 (khettaŋ), 170 (pokkharaṇiŋ); DA i.245 (nagaraŋ bahi avijjhitvā round the outer circle of the town). Ordinarily = go round (acc.) at J iv.59 (chārika -- puñjaŋ). -- 2. [as in lit. Sk.] to swing round, brandish, twirl, whirl round Vin iii.127 (daṇḍaŋ āviñji); M iii.141 (matthena āviñjati to churn); J i.313; v.291 (cakkaŋ, of a potter's wheel); SnA 481 (T. āviñj˚, v. l. āvijjh˚; see āracaya˚); DhA ii.277 (āviñchamāna T.; v. l. āsiñciy˚, āvajiy˚, āgañch˚). -- 3. to resort to, go to, approach, incline to S iv.199 (T. āviñch˚; v. l. avicch˚ & āviñj˚); Nett 13. -- 4. to arrange, set in order J ii.406. <-> 5. to pull (?) A iv.86 (kaṇṇasotani āvijjeyyāsi, v. l. āvijj˚, āviñj˚, āvicc˚, āviñch˚; cp. Trenckner, Notes 59 āviñjati "to pull"). -- pp. āviddha (q. v.).