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nivāreti

pr 3rd sg of nivāreti (verb)

1. prevents; blocks; obstructs; reins in (something from); lit. causes to restrain down

Etymology. ni + vāre + ti; from √var 'cover, dress, restrain'; Sanskrit nivārayati [nivṛ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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