○vyabhicāra mfn. id

• m. (in phil.) an argument wide of the mark or incompatible with the conclusion drawn from it, an allegation proving too much (one of the Hetv-ābhāsas q.v.), a too general middle term (as 'fire' to prove smoke) Nyāyas. Sarvad

• N. of various Nyāya wks

• -kroḍa m. -grantha-rahasya n. -nirukti f. -pūrva-pakṣa-kroḍa m. ○kṣa-grantha-ṭīkā f. ○kṣa-grantha-dīdhiti-ṭīkā f. ○kṣa-grantkaloka m. -vāda m. sāmānya-nirukti f. and ○ti-kroḍa m. -siddhânta-grantha-ṭikā f. othadīdhiti-ṭīkā f. ○tha-prakāśa m. ○tha-rahasya n. ○tha-loka m. N. of wks