vyavahārika (14678)
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Entry 14678, Page 516, Col. 2 -
(vyavahArika, vyavahArika)
vyavahārika¦ (Skt. °ra plus °ika; in Skt. vyāva°, but even in Skt. vyava° need not be called ‘erroneous’ with BR), (1) dealer, man of business: (after a list of tradesmen of many kinds) ete cānye ca bahu-°kā sarve… Mv iii.113.11, and similarly 442.16; (2) (Pali vohārika, said to be a judicial officer), one who is in charge of the affairs of…, in paura-°kaḥ Mvy 3712 = Tib. groṅ gi bla, in charge of town(s), a royal officer (cf. Kauṭ, Arth. Sham.^1 20.13 paura-vyāvahārika).