Pāli Dictionary
nīvaraṇa
Part of speech
noun · neuter
Synonyms
Antonyms
meditation
hindrance; obstacle (specifically the five hindrances to meditation)
general
preventing; obstructing; warding off, keeping back
Snp 5.2
yāni sotāni lokasmiṃ, sati tesaṃ nivāraṇaṃ, sotānaṃ saṃvaraṃ brūmi, paññāy'ete pidhiyyare.
Snp 5.14
pahānaṃ kāmacchandānaṃ, domanassāna c'ūbhayaṃ, thinassa ca panūdanaṃ, kukkuccānaṃ nivāraṇaṃ.
refusing; opposing
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