1 Hindrance, obstruction; phenāyamānaṃ sroto'varodhaḥ Suśr.

2 Re- straint; aṃtaḥprāṇāvarodha Mk. 1. 1.

3 Inner apartments or women's apart- ments, harem, seraglio; ninye vinītaira- varodhadakṣaiḥ Ku. 7. 73; Śi. 5. 7; avarodha- janaḥ K. 57; ºgṛheṣu rājñaḥ Ś. 5. 3, 6. 11.

4 The wives of a king taken col- lectively (oft. pl.); avarodhe mahatyapi R. 1. 32, 4. 68, 87, 6. 48, 16. 58, Mv. [Page0186-c+ 57] 6. 20.

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1 Moving down, de- scending.

2 A shoot sent up by the root of a plant; a slip (for planting); the pendent shoots of the (Indian) fig-tree.