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parivattati

pr 3rd sg of parivattati (verb)

1. turns around (towards)
2. gets reborn; comes back again; lit. turns around
3. rolls around; flops about; lit. turns around
4. revolves; rotates; spins around; lit. proceeds around

Etymology. pari + vatta + ti; from √vatt 'be, proceed'; Sanskrit parivartate [parivṛt]

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

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