ā-√ vṛt P. (only pf. in [RV.], -vavárta) Ā. -vartate (aor. 3. sg. ā́vṛtsata, [RV. viii, 1, 29]; Inf. -vṛ́te, [RV. iii, 42, 3]) to turn or draw round or back or near, [RV.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; to turn or go towards; to turn round or back, return, revolve, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.]; [ChUp.]; [MBh.]; [Kathās.]; [R.] &c.: Caus. P. -vartayati (Ved. Subj. -vavártati Pot. -vavṛtyāt, &c.) Ā. -vartayate (Ved. Pot. -vavṛtīta, &c.) to cause to turn, roll; to draw or turn towards; to lead near or towards; to bring back; to turn round or back, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [TBr.]; [MBh.]; [BhP.] &c.; to repeat, recite, say repeatedly; to pray, [ĀśvŚr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [Kathās.]; [R.]; [Hariv.] &c.: Intens. -varīvartti, [RV. i, 164, 31]; [AV. ix, 10, 11], &c., to move quickly or repeatedly.
ā-vṛ́t f. turning towards or home, entering, [RV.]
turn of path or way, course, process, direction, [AV.]; [VS.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.]
progress of an action, occurrence, a series of actions, [ŚBr.]; [AitBr.] &c.
doing an act without speaking or silently (cf. agnihotrāvṛt), [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [ĀśvŚr.] &c.