Rundhati [rundh or rudh, both roots in Vedic Sk. -- Dhtp (375, 425) expls by "āvaraṇe"; id. Dhtm (608, 662).] 1. to restrain, hinder, prevent, obstruct, keep out Cp. iii.107; Miln 313 (+upa˚). -- 2. to conceal, hide, cover up Th 2, 238 (ppr. rundhanto); PvA 88 (ppr. rundhamāna). -- 3. in phrase nagaraŋ r. to surround or besiege a town J i.409 (aor. rundhi); iii.159 (˚itvā); iv.230 (˚iŋsu). -- Pass rujjhati; pp. ruddha & rūḷha. <-> See also upa˚, paṭi˚ paṭivā, vi˚,Note. The roots rudh & rundh are also found in Prk. (see Pischel § 507); besides we have a by -- form rubh in Prk. as well as in Pāli: see Pischel, § 266, 507, and P. rumbhati.