ni-√ 1. vṛ (only pf. -vavāra, 3. pl. -vavrur), to ward off, restrain, [R.]; [Bhaṭṭ.]; to surround, [Bhaṭṭ.] : Caus. -vārayati, °te (inf. -vāritum; ind.p. -vārya; Pass. -vāryate) id., [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; to hold back from (abl., rarely acc.), prohibit, hinder, stop, prevent, withhold, suppress, forbid, [ib.]; to put off, remove, destroy, [Kathās.]; [BhP.]; to exclude or banish from (abl.), [Mn.]; [Rājat.]