नि-°वर्तन mfn. mfn. causing to turn back,
[RV.] 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°)
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.] 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.]