a. Covering, hiding, ob- scuring, obstructing; netrāvaraṇamaśru R. 14. 71. ṇaṃ 1 Covering, conceal- ing, hiding, obscuring; sūrye tapa- tyāvaraṇāya dṛṣṭeḥ kalpeta lokasya kathaṃ ta- misrā R. 5. 13, 10. 46, 19. 16.

2 Shutting, enclosing, fencing.

3 A covering, anything that covers or protects &c.; hastau svau nayati stanāvaraṇatāṃ M. 4. 14; Ś. 3. 22; (fig.) protection, defence; śīlamāvaraṇaṃ stri- yāḥ Rām.;...