1 Striking against.

2 A blow, stroke.

3 An impediment, obstacle.

4 Contradiction.

5 Dis- obedience; prathamaṃ tāvanmamājñāvyāghātaḥ Mu. 3.

6 A figure of speech in which opposite effects are shown to be produced from the same cause or by the same agency; it is thus de- fined by Mammaṭa: tadyathā sādhitaṃ ke- nāpyapareṇa tadanyathā. tathaiva yadvidhīyeta sa vyā- ghāta iti smṛtaḥ K. P. 10; e. g. see Vb. 1....