avyābadhya

next, and cf. Pali avyāpajjha, as mentioned there), (1)

adj., that cannot be injured or disturbed, inviolable: Mv

ii.259.15 °dhyaṃ (ms.)…dharmaṃ deśayiṣyati; 279.9

°dhyaṃ arthaṃ prārthayamāno; in both of these spelled

avyāvadhyaṃ, and associated with asādhāraṇaṃ; (2) ap-

parently subst., not doing harm (so Tib., gnod pa mi

byed): LV 380.17 avyābadhyaṃ (Foucaux la mansuétude)

sukhaṃ loke. There is a v.l., in mss. usually regarded as

the best, adhyāvadhya; one might conjecture a-vyā-

vadhya, or °bādhya, ger., not committing injury. But the

context suggests that a nom. sg. noun is intended, sukhaṃ

being apparently predicate (Foucaux douce): so Tib.

takes it. In all of these forms the root vadh may have

been felt to be concerned; or the short a of the root may

be semi-MIndic (based on forms of bādh which are cer-

tainly commoner).