निवर्तन

{ nivartana }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

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°)

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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.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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.]