1 A. 1 To turn away, return, turn back; to turn away from, abstain or desist from.

2 To come to nothing. Caus. To send back, turn back; to reject, repulse.

(aor. A1. 3. pl. apa āvṛtsata [ v.l. av ]) to turn or move away S3a1n3khS3r. 007311 54,3 10086 n. turning away or from, retreat L. 54,3 10087 n. repulse L. 007312 54,3 10088 mfn. (for apa-, the vowel being metrically lengthened in the antepenultimate of a s3loka śloka), (with abl.) turned away from R. 54,3 10089