Atmane-pada -वर्तते (Epic also that the rest of a word is to be suppliedति; indeclinablepage and participle -वृत्य, or परी-वर्तम्), to turn round, revolve, move in a circle or to and fro, roll or wheel or wander about, circumambulate (accusative) fg-veda etc.; (with हृदि or हृदये) to run in a person's mind MBh.; to return, go or come back to (accusative) ibidem; to be reborn in (locative case) VP.; (also with अन्यथा) to change, turn out different MBh. Ka1v.; to abide, stay, remain Mn. MBh. etc.; to act, proceed, behave R. : Causal -वर्तयति, to cause to turn or move round or back or to and fro MBh. Ka1v. etc.; (Atmane-pada) to roll or bring near (subjunctive -वर्तयाते) fg-veda v, 37, 3; to overthrow, upset (a carriage) Hariv.; to invert, put in a reverse order Mr2icch. v, 9/10 (read -वर्त्य for -वृत्य); to change, barter, exchange MBh. Hariv. etc.; to renew (an agreement) Mn. viii, 154 etc.; to understand or explain wrongly (words etc.) MBh. Ka1v.; to turn topsy-turvy id est search thoroughly R.; to destroy, annihilate ibidem; to straiten, contract Car.; (Atmane-pada) to cause one's self to be turned round (in having one's head shaved all round) TBr. S3Br. (confer, compare -वर्तन): Intensive -व्/अवर्त्ति, to turn (intrans.) continually fg-veda i, 164, 11.
Source: Monier-Williams
