निवृत्तnivṛttap. p.Returned, turned back.
- Returned, turned back.
- Gone, departed, vanished, disappeared.
- Ceased, refrained or abstained from, stopped, desisted; तस्थौ निवृत्तान्यवरा- भिलाषः Ku.1.51.
- Abstaining from worldly acts, abstracted from this world, quiet; प्रवृत्तं च निवृत्तं च द्विविधं कर्म वैदिकम् Ms.12.88.
- Repenting of improper conduct.
- Finished, completed, whole;
- Set (as the sun); see वृत् with नि.
Derived forms and compounds
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-त्तम्
- Return.
- A mind free from the influence of passions.
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-आत्मन्
- Masculine
- a sage.
- an epithet of Viṣṇu.
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-इन्द्रिय Adjective one whose senses or desires are averted from.
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-कारण Adjective without further cause or motive. (-णः ) a virtuous man, a man uninfluenced by worldly desires.
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-मांस Adjective one who abstains from eating meat; निवृत्तमांसस्तु जनकः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.
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-यौवन Adjective one whose youth has returned, restored to youth.
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-राग Adjective of subdued passions.
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-लौल्य Adjective not desirous.
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-वृत्ति Adjective quitting any practice or occupation.
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-हृदय Adjective with relenting heart.
Source: Apte
