nivartana | निवर्तन | nivartana
ni-˚va/rtana | नि-˚व/र्तन | mfn. causing to turn back, RV.
ni-˚va/rtana | नि-˚व/र्तन | n. turning back, returning, turning the back i.e. retreating, fleeing, AV.; MBh. &c. (mftyuṃ kftvā nivartanam | म्फ़्त्युं क्फ़्त्वा निवर्तनम् |, making retreat equivalent to death i.e. desisting from fighting only in death, MBh. vi, vii; w.r. kftvā mftyu-niv˚ | क्फ़्त्वा म्फ़्त्यु-निव्˚ |)
ceasing, not happening or occurring, being prevented, MBh.; Hariv. &c.
desisting or abstaining from (abl.), MBh.; BhP.
desisting from work, inactivity (opp. to pra-vartana | प्र-वर्तन |), 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.), Vedāntas.
reforming, repenting, W.
a measure of land (20 rods or 200 cubits or 40,000 Hastas square), Hcat.
ni-˚va/rtana | नि-˚व/र्तन | n. turning back, returning, turning the back i.e. retreating, fleeing, AV.; MBh. &c. (mftyuṃ kftvā nivartanam | म्फ़्त्युं क्फ़्त्वा निवर्तनम् |, making retreat equivalent to death i.e. desisting from fighting only in death, MBh. vi, vii; w.r. kftvā mftyu-niv˚ | क्फ़्त्वा म्फ़्त्यु-निव्˚ |)
ceasing, not happening or occurring, being prevented, MBh.; Hariv. &c.
desisting or abstaining from (abl.), MBh.; BhP.
desisting from work, inactivity (opp. to pra-vartana | प्र-वर्तन |), 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.), Vedāntas.
reforming, repenting, W.
a measure of land (20 rods or 200 cubits or 40,000 Hastas square), Hcat.