परिवृत्

Sanskrit

Etymology

A compound of परि- (pari-, “around”) + वृत् (vṛt, “to turn”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾi.ʋr̩t/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ.ɾi.ʋr̩t̪/

Root

परिवृत् • (parivṛt)

1. Ā. -vartate ( ep. also °ti) ind. p. -vṛtya, or parī-vartam ), to turn round, revolve, move in a circle or to and fro, roll or wheel or wander about, circumambulate ( acc. ) RV. etc.
2. ( with hṛdi or hṛdaye ) to run in a person's mind MBh.
3. to return, go or come back to ( acc. ) ib.
4. to be reborn in ( loc. ) VP.
5. (also with anyathā ) to change, turn out different MBh. Kāv
6. to abide, stay, remain Mn. MBh. etc.
7. to act, proceed, behave R. : Caus. -vartayati, to cause to turn or move round or back or to and fro MBh. Kāv. etc.
8. ( Ā. ) to roll or bring near ( Subj. -vartayāte ) RV. v, 37 , 3
9. to overthrow, upset ( a carriage ) Hariv.
10. to invert, put in a reverse order Mṛcch. v, 9/10 ( read -vartya for -vṛtya )
11. to change, barter, exchange MBh. Hariv. etc.
12. to renew ( an agreement ) Mn. viii, 154 etc.
13. to understand or explain wrongly ( words etc. ) MBh. Kāv
14. to turn topsy-turvy i.e. search thoroughly R.
15. to destroy, annihilate ib.
16. to straiten, contract Car.
17. ( Ā. ) to cause one's self to be turned round ( in having one's head shaved all round ) TBr. ŚBr. ( cf. -vartana ) : Intens. -vávartti, to turn ( intrans. ) continually RV. i, 164, 11