1. 5. 9. U. 1 To hide, cover, conceal; muhuraṃgulisaṃvṛtādharoṣṭhaṃ S. 3. 25; R. 1. 20; 7. 30.

2 To suppress, restrain, oppose; Bk. 9. 27.

3 To shut up, close.

4 To contract, compress.

5 To secure.

6 To arrange, put in order.

7 To refuse, reject.

8 To select, choose. Caus. 1 To cover.

2 To restrain.

3 To ward off, prevent, avert.

P. A1. -vṛṇoti, -vṛṇute &c (inf. -varītum ep. also -vartum), to cover up, enclose, hide, conceal MBh.; Ka1v. &c; to shut, close (a door) MBh.; to put together or in order, arrange Katha1s.; to gather up (snares) Hit. (v.l.); to ward off, keep back, restrain,... mfn. keeping back, stopping (in kāla-s, applied to Vishn2u viṣṇu) Pan5car. 1116,1 226319 m. (often written and confounded with śambara) a dam, mound, bridge...

(A1. only -vṛṇute as 3. pl.), to choose, seek for BhP. 142454 1116,2 226366 m. choosing, election, choice (of v.l. for svayaṃ-vara) MBh. vii, 6033. 2. 142455 1116,2 226367 n. id. 1116,2 226368 n. N. of a drama. 1332,3 226368.1