Rundhati: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

rundhati : (rudh + ṃ-a) prevents; obstructs; besieges; imprisons.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Rundhati, (rundh or rudh, both roots in Vedic Sk.—Dhtp (375, 425) explains by “āvaraṇe”; id. Dhtm (608, 662). ) 1. to restrain, hinder, prevent, obstruct, keep out Cp. III, 107; Miln. 313 (+upa°).—2. to conceal, hide, cover up Th. 2, 238 (ppr. rundhanto); PvA. 88 (ppr. rundhamāna).—3. in phrase nagaraṃ r. to surround or besiege a town J. I, 409 (aor. rundhi); III, 159 (°itvā); IV, 230 (°iṃsu).—Pass rujjhati; pp. ruddha & rūḷha. ‹-› See also upa°, paṭi° paṭivā, vi°, Note. The roots rudh & rundh are also found in Prk. (see Pischel § 507); besides we have a by-form rubh in Prk. as well as in Pāli: see Pischel, § 266, 507, and P. rumbhati. (Page 573)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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