(p. 73) ayathā baseless, groundless; false (অযথা নিন্দা); inappropriate (অযথা প্রয়োগ); unnecessary; unwarranted (অযথা কলহ); fruitless, wasteful, extravagant (অযথা খরচ); exaggerated (অযথা প্রশংসা). adv. without cause, unwarrantedly, for nothing; unjustly. 8)