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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रवर्तpravarta1 Commencing, undertaking, engaging in.
    1. 1 Commencing, undertaking, engaging in.
    2. Excitement, stimulus.
    3. Vedic A round ornament.
  2. अप्रवर्तकapravartakaअप्रवर्तिन् [apravartin], अप्रवर्तिन् a.
    1. अप्रवर्तिन् apravartin, अप्रवर्तिन् Adjective
    2. Not exciting or stimulating to action, inert, abstaining from action; पूर्णमप्रवर्तीति वा अहमेतमुपास इति Bṛi. Up.2.1.5.
    3. Continuous, unbroken, uninterrupted.
  3. अप्रवर्तनम्apravartanamNot engaging in, not exciting to any action.

    Not engaging in, not exciting to any action.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रवर्तpravarta&c. see under प्र- √वृत् .
    1. etc. see under प्र- √वृत् .
    2. masculine gender a round ornament AV. (TS. Scholiast or Commentator "an ear-ring"; cf: प्र-वृत्त)
    3. masculine gender engaging in, undertaking W.
    4. masculine gender excitement, stimulus ibidem
  2. अनुप्रवर्तनanupravartanan. urging to (loc.), Bcar.

    neuter gender urging to (locative case), Bcar.

  3. अनुप्रवर्तितanupravartitamfn. set going again, Divya7v.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective set going again, Divya7v.

  4. अप्रवर्तकapravartakamf(इका)n. abstaining from action, inert
    1. mf(इका)neuter gender abstaining from action, inert
    2. mf(इका)neuter gender not exciting to action.
  5. अप्रवर्तनapravartanan. the act of refraining from, not engaging in
    1. neuter gender the act of refraining from, not engaging in
    2. neuter gender not exciting to any action.
  6. अप्रवर्तिन्apravartinmfn. immovable, S3Br.; ChUp.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective immovable, S3Br.; ChUp.

  7. अभिप्रवर्तनabhipravartanan. coming or flowing forth (said of the sweat) Sus3r.

    neuter gender coming or flowing forth (said of the sweat) Sus3r.