अपवृत्

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अप-√ वृत्   to turn away, depart;

to move out from, get out of the way, slip off:

Caus. P. ( Ved. Imper. 2. sg. -वर्तया) to turn or drive away from, [RV. ii, 23, 7 &c.];

(in arithm.) to divide;

to reduce to a common measure.

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अप √ वृत्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अपवृत् [apavṛt]   1 A. To turn back, turn away, depart; तस्मादपावर्तत दूरकृष्टा [R.6.58;] तस्मादपावर्तत कुण्डिनेशः 7.33.-Caus.
To turn back or away, turn aside, bend; व्यपोढपार्श्वैरपवर्तितत्रिकाः [Ki.4.15;] आसक्ततिर्यगपवर्तितदृष्टि वक्त्रम् (वहन्ती) [Māl.1.4.]
(Math.) To divide (as by a common measure) without remainder; समेन केनाप्यपवर्त्य- हारभाज्यौ भजेद्वा सति संभवे तु [Līlā.]
To reduce to a common measure.