to treat with contempt despise, revile, scold; usually either combined with khuṃseti or opposed to ukkaṃseti, e.g. Vin.ii.18; Vin.iv.4; MN.i.200 (= Snp.132 avajānāti), MN.i.402 sq.; DN.i.90; AN.ii.27 sq. Thag.621; DN-a.i.256 (= hīḷeti); Dhp-a.iv.38; Vv-a.348
pp vambhayita
■ vamheti is found at Ja.i.191, Ja.i.356 cp. vamhana
■ Note. The spelling bh interchanges with that of h (vamheti), as ambho shows var. amho Trenckner (introd. to MN i p. 1) gives vambheti (as BB reading) the preference over vamheti (as SS reading) Morris’ note on vambheti in J.P.T.S. 1884, 96 does not throw any light on its etymology.
Caus. of vambh, a root of uncertain origin (connected with vam?). There is a form vambha given by Sk. lexicographers as a dial. word for vaṃśa Could it be a contraction fr. vyambheti = vi + Denom fr. ambho 2, part. of contempt?
■ The Dhtp (602 defines vambh as “garahāyaṃ”