Vavakassati [v+ava+kṛṣ, would correspond to Sk. vya- vakṛṣyate, Pass.] to be drawn away, to be distracted or alienated (from); so is to be read at all passages, where it is either combd with avakassati or stands by itself. The readings are: Vin ii.204 (apakāsanti avapakāsanti) =A v.74 (avakassanti vavakassanti); A iii.145 (bhikkhu n' âlaŋ sanghamhā 'vapakāsituŋ: read vavakāsituŋ or ˚kassituŋ), 393 (vapakassat' eva Satthārā, vapakassati garuṭṭhāniyehi). See also apakāsati, avakassati, avapakāsati. -- pp. vavakaṭṭha.