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निवर्तन

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Script: Devanagari

निवर्तन

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
नि-°वर्तन  mfn. mfn. causing to turn back, [RV.]
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नि °वर्तन
नि-°वर्तन  n. n. turning back, returning, turning the back i.e. retreating, fleeing, [AV.] ; [MBh.] &c. (मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम्, making retreat equivalent to death i.e. desisting from fighting only in death, [MBh. vi, vii] ; w.r.कृत्वा मृत्यु-निव्°)
ROOTS:
नि °वर्तन
   ceasing, not happening or occurring, being prevented, [MBh.] ; [Hariv.] &c.
   desisting or abstaining from (abl.), [MBh.] ; [BhP.]
प्र-वर्तन   desisting from work, inactivity (opp. to ), [Kām.]
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प्र वर्तन
   causing to return, bringing back (esp. the shooting off and bringing back of weapons), [MBh.] ; [Kāv.]
   turning back (the hair), KātyŚr.
   a means of returning, [RV.] ; [AV.]
   averting or keeping back from (abl.), [Vedântas.]
   reforming, repenting, [W.]
   a measure of land (20 rods or 200 cubits or 40,000 हस्तs square), [Hcat.]

निवर्तन

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
निवर्तन [nivartana]   a.
   Causing to return.
   Turning back, ceasing.
   नम् Returning, turning or coming back, return; इह हि पततां नास्त्यालम्बो न चापि निवर्तनम् [Śānti.3.2.]
   Not happening, ceasing.
   Desisting or abstaining from (with abl.)
   Desisting from work, inactivity (opp. प्रवर्तन); [Kām.1.28.]
   Bringing back; [Amaru. 84.]
   Repenting, a desire to improve.
   A measure of land (2 rods).
   Averting, keeping back from (with abl.) विनिपातनिवर्तनक्षमम् [Ki.2.13.]

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