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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निवर्तनnivartanaa.Causing to return.
    1. Causing to return.
    2. Turning back, ceasing.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नम्

      1. Returning, turning or coming back, return; इह हि पततां नास्त्यालम्बो न चापि निवर्तनम् Śānti.3.2.
      2. Not happening, ceasing.
      3. Desisting or abstaining from (with Ablative)
      4. Desisting from work, inactivity (Opposite of प्रवर्तन); Kām.1.28.
      5. Bringing back; Amaru. 84.
      6. Repenting, a desire to improve.
      7. A measure of land (2 rods).
      8. Averting, keeping back from (with Ablative) विनिपातनिवर्तनक्षमम् Ki.2.13.
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  2. अनिवर्तनanivartanaa.Not turning away, firm, steadfast.
    1. Not turning away, firm, steadfast.
    2. Right, not fit to be abandoned.
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  3. प्रतिनिवर्तनम्pratinivartanamReturning, return.
    1. Returning, return.
    2. Turning away from.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निवर्तनnivartanamfn. causing to turn back RV.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective causing to turn back fg-veda
    2. neuter gender turning back, returning, turning the back id est retreating, fleeing AV. MBh. etc. (मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम्, making retreat equivalent to death id est desisting from fighting only in death MBh. vi, vii; wrong reading कृत्वा मृत्यु-निव्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    3. neuter gender ceasing, not happening or occurring, being prevented MBh. Hariv. etc.
    4. neuter gender desisting or abstaining from (ablative) MBh. BhP.
    5. neuter gender desisting from work, inactivity (opp. to प्र-वर्तन) Ka1m.
    6. neuter gender causing to return, bringing back (especially the shooting off and bringing back of weapons) MBh. Ka1v.
    7. neuter gender turning back (the hair) Ka1tyS3r.
    8. neuter gender a means of returning fg-veda AV.
    9. neuter gender averting or keeping back from (ablative) Veda7ntas.
    10. neuter gender reforming, repenting W.
    11. neuter gender a measure of land (20 rods or 200 cubits or 40,000 Hastas हस्त s square) Hcat.
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  2. अनिवर्तनanivartanamfn. not turning back or away, steadfast, improper to be abandoned, right.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not turning back or away, steadfast, improper to be abandoned, right.

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  3. छन्दकनिवर्तनchandakanivartanan. "Candaka चन्दक 's return", N. of a Caitya चैत्य, xv, 378.

    neuter gender "Candaka चन्दक 's return", Name of a Caitya चैत्य, xv, 378.

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  4. निवर्तनस्तूपnivartanastūpam. N. of a Stu1pa स्तूप erected at the spot where the charioteer of Buddha बुद्ध returned.

    masculine gender Name of a Stu1pa स्तूप erected at the spot where the charioteer of Buddha बुद्ध returned.

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  5. निवर्तनीयnivartanīyamfn. to be brought back Ma1lav. v, 14/15 (w.r. निर्-व्˚)
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be brought back Ma1lav. v, 14/15 (wrong reading निर्-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be prevented or hindered MBh.
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  6. पुनःप्रतिनिवर्तनpunaḥpratinivartanan. coming back again, return R.

    neuter gender coming back again, return R.

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  7. प्रतिनिवर्तनpratinivartanan. returning, coming back (see पुनः-प्र्˚).

    neuter gender returning, coming back (see पुनः-प्र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied).

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