आवेष्ट्

{ āvēṣṭ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

आ-√ वेष्ट्    Ā. -वेष्टते, to spread over, [ŚBr.] :

Caus. -वेष्टयति, to envelop, cover, [ŚBr.]; [Suśr.];

to keep together;

to close (the hand), [MBh.] :

pass. -वेष्ट्यते, to be twisted (as a rope), [Hit.]

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आ √ वेष्ट्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

आवेष्ट् [āvēṣṭ]   1 [P.]
   to surround; तृणैरावेष्टयते रज्जुः is made or formed of straw. [Pt.1.331.]
   To throttle, strangle; पीडाकर्षांशुकावेष्टपादाध्यासे शतं दमः [Y.2.217.]