1 (a) A dispute, contest, contention, controversy, discussion, debate, quarrel, strife; alaṃ vivādena Ku. 5. 82; etayorvivāda eva me na rocate M. 1; ekapsaraḥprārthitayārvivādaḥ R. 7. 53. (b) Argument, argumentation, discussion.

2 Contradiction; eṣa vivāda eva pratyāyayati Ś. 7.

3 A liti- gation, law-suit, contest at law; sī- māvivādaḥ, vivādapadaṃ &c.; (it is thus defined: ṛṇādidāyakalahe dvayorbahutarasya vā...