avarodhanam1 A siege, blockade; pratāraṃ ca samudrasya rātrau laṅkāvarodhanam Rām.1.4.35. -2 Hindering, obstructing. -3 An obstacle, impediment. -4 A closed or private place. -5 The innermost part of anything; yatra rājā vaivasvato yatrāvarodhanaṃ divaḥ Rv.9.113.8. -6 The inner or women's apartments in a royal palace; rājāvarodhanavadhūrava- tārayantaḥ Śi.5.18; avarodhane sthāsyati Dk.120. -7 An inmate of the harem, a queen, wife; avarodhanāni sindhoḥ Śi.8.8. (samudramahiṣyo nadyaḥ.)