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vibhaṅgañca

vibhaṅga

masc

1. analysis; classification; breakdown; lit. breaking apart
2. 2nd book of the Abhidhamma; Analysis; lit. breaking apart
3. distribution; lit. breaking apart
4. analysis of vinaya rules; lit. breaking apart

Analysis. vibhaṅgaṃ + ca

Etymology. vi + √bhañj > bhaṅg + a; from √bhañj 'break, destroy'; Sanskrit vibhaṅga [vibhañj]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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