निवर्तन

Monier-Williams · nivartana
ni-ḍvártana mfn. causing to turn back ‖ n. turning back, returning, turning the back i.e. retreating, fleeing &c. (mṛtyuṃ kṛtvā nivartanam, making retreat equivalent to death i.e. desisting from fighting only in death vi, vii ‖ wṛ. kṛtvā mṛtyu-niv) ‖ ceasing, not happening or occurring, being prevented &c ‖ desisting or abstaining from (abl.) ‖ desisting from work, inactivity (opp. to pra-vartana) ‖ causing to return, bringing back (esp. the shooting off and bringing back of weapons) ‖ turning back (the hair) ‖ a means of returning ‖ averting or keeping back from (abl.) ‖ reformin