निवृत्तिः [nivṛttiḥ] f. f.
Returning or coming back, return; दुर्गमेकमपुनर्निवृत्तये यं विशन्ति वशिनं मुमुक्षवः
[Śi.14.64;] [R.4.] 87.
Disappearance, cessation, termination, suspension; शापनिवृत्तौ
[Ś.7;] [R.8.82.] Abstaining from work, inactivity (opp. प्रवृत्ति); प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः
[Bg.16.7.] Abstaining from, aversion; प्राणाघाता- न्निवृत्तिः
[Bh.3.63.] Leaving off, desisting from.
Resignation, discontinuance of worldly acts or emotions, quietism, separation from the world.
Repose, rest.
Felicity, beatitude.
Denial, refusal.
Abolition, prevention.
Ceasing to be valid or binding (as a rule.).
Completion.
(In drama.) Citation of an example.