vibhāvan विभावन् 1. vi-°bhāva (for 2. see p. 978, col. 3) and °bhā́van, mf(arI See next)n. (voc. vi-bhāvas), id., [ib.] vibhāvanā विभावना vi-°bhāvanā f. (in rhet.) description of effects the causes of which are left to be conjectured (or accord. to some, ‘description by negatives, bringing out the qualities of any object more clearly than by positive description’), [Vām.]; [Kāvyād.] &c. vibhāvana विभावन vi-°bhāvana mfn. causing to appear, developing, manifesting, [Hariv.] vi-°bhāvana n. causing to appear or become visible, development, creation, [BhP.] (Sch. = pālana) showing, manifesting, [Kull.] on [Mn. ix, 76] clear perception, examination, judgement, clear ascertainment, [Mn.]; [Vikr.] (ifc.) reflection on [Kathās.] the act of producing a partic. emotion by a work of art, [Sāh.] vibhāvanīya विभावनीय vi-°bhāvanīya mfn. (fr. Caus.) to be clearly perceived or ascertained, [MārkP.] to be convicted (= bhāvya), [Kull.] on [Mn. viii, 60.] vibhāvanālaṃkāra विभावनालंकार vi-°bhāva°nālaṃkāra m. the rhetorical figure described above, [MW.]