Nivri, Nivṛ: 3 definitions

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Nivri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Nivṛ can be transliterated into English as Nivr or Nivri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nivṛ (निवृ).—5, 9, 1 U. To surround, enclose; षट्त्रिंशद्धरिकोठ्यश्च निवन्नुंर्वानराऽधिपम् (ṣaṭtriṃśaddharikoṭhyaśca nivannuṃrvānarā'dhipam) Bhaṭṭikāvya 14.29. -Caus.

1) To ward off, keep away from, avert from (with abl.); पापान्निवारयति योजयते हिताय (pāpānnivārayati yojayate hitāya) Bhartṛhari 2.72; निवारयन्ती महतो मुनिव्रतात् (nivārayantī mahato munivratāt) Kumārasambhava 5.3.

2) To surround, protect.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nivṛ (निवृ).—ward off; [Causative] keep back, withhold, forbid, remove, banish.

Nivṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ni and vṛ (वृ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nivṛ (निवृ):—[=ni-vṛ] -√1. vṛ (only [perfect tense] -vavāra, 3. [plural] -vavrur), to ward off, restrain, [Rāmāyaṇa; Bhaṭṭi-kāvya];

—to surround, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya] :—[Causal] -vārayati, te ([infinitive mood] -vāritum; [indeclinable participle] -vārya; [Passive voice] -vāryate) idem, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.;

—to hold back from ([ablative], rarely [accusative]), prohibit, hinder, stop, prevent, withhold, suppress, forbid, [ib.];

—to put off, remove, destroy, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Bhāgavata-purāṇa];

—to exclude or banish from ([ablative]), [Manu-smṛti; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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