nivṛttiḥ

Dictionary meanings for nivṛttiḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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nivṛttiḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

f. 1 Returning or com- ing back, return; Śi. 14. 64; R. 4. 87.

2 Disappearance, cessation, ter- mination, suspension; śāpanivṛttau Ś. 7; R. 8. 82.

3 Abstaining from work, inactivity (opp. pravṛtti).

4 Abstaining from, aversion; prāṇā- ghātānnivṛttiḥ Bh. 3. 63.

5 Leaving off, desisting from.

6 Resignation, discontinuance of worldly acts or emotions, quietism, separation from the world.

7 Repose, rest.

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