to keep back, to hold back from (c. abl.), to restrain; to refuse, obstruct, forbid warn Vin.i.46; Vin.ii.220; SN.i.7 (cittaṃ nivāreyya), SN.i.14 (yato mano nivāraye); SN.iv.195 (cittaṃ); Dhp.77, Dhp. …

to hold back, refuse, deny Ja.v.325 (= nivāreti C.).

abhi + vāreti, Caus. of vṛ.

…niveṭheti = nibbeṭheti, nivāreti = *nivvāreti = nīvāreti). Before a vowel the sandhi-cons. r is restored: nir-aya, nir-upadhi etc. 2….

…P. by e.g. vivarati to open, nivāreti to cover, obstruct, nīvaraṇa, nivāraṇa obstruction; *ṷel by āvuta, khandh-āvāra, parivāra…

only in Caus. nivāreti (q.v.), pp. nivuta.

ni + varati

…Mil.161; Snp-a.596 (= pariyonaddha).

pp. of nivarati (nivāreti) cp. nivārita

adjective in dun˚; hard to check or keep back Mil.21 (+ durāvaraṇa).

grd. of nivāreti

…Dhs-a.259; Pv-a.102 Pv-a.278; Sdhp.396.

fr. nivāreti

…nivāretā ñātānam pavesetā).

n. agent to nivāreti

adjective unobstructed, open Pv-a.202 (= anāvaṭa).

pp. of nivāreti

to restrain, check; to keep together MN.i.115; Thig.366.

saṃ + nivāreti