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nīvaraṇe

nīvaraṇa

masc acc pl of nīvaraṇa (noun); masc loc sg of nīvaraṇa (noun); nt acc pl of nīvaraṇa (noun); nt loc sg of nīvaraṇa (noun)

1. obstacle; obstruction; barrier; hindrance; lit. blocking; covering
2. obstacle; obstruction; barrier; hindrance; lit. blocking

Built from

• ni — prefix · down, into
  Direction downward and inward; here creates the sense of something that blocks or covers one's path.
• var — root · cover, bar, obstruct
  √var means to cover or bar passage; cognate with Sanskrit vṛ- and possibly English 'war' (barrier), German 'Wehr'.
• aṇa — ending · noun suffix
  Abstract noun ending forming nīvaraṇa 'obstacle, hindrance' from the root-prefix complex.

Etymology. ni- (down, into) + √var (cover, bar), literally 'something that covers or blocks'; related to Sanskrit vṛ- 'to cover', English 'war' (barrier), German 'Wehr' (defense). The prefix ni- gives the sense of inward blocking or covering up.

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

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