विरुध् [ virudh ] [ vi-√ rudh:2 ] P. Ā. [ -ruṇaddhi ] , [ -runddhe ] , (P.) to hinder , obstruct , invest , besiege Lit. R. ; to close Lit. Ṛitus. ; (Ā.) to encounter opposition from (instr.) Lit. TS. : Pass. [ -rudhyate ] ( mc. also [ °ti ] ) , to be impeded or checked or kept back or withheld Lit. R. Lit. Kathās. ; to be opposed , to contend with (instr. with or without [ saha ] , gen. loc. , or acc. with [ prati ] ) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. ; to be at variance with or contradictory to (instr.) Lit. MBh. Lit. BhP. ; to fail Lit. MBh. : Caus. [ -rodhayati ] ( rarely [ °te ] ) , to set at variance , disunite Lit. MBh. Lit. R. ; to oppose , encounter , fight against or contend , with (acc. , rarely gen.) ; to object to (acc.) Lit. MBh. x , 180 : Desid. [ -rurutsati ] , to wish to commence hostility Lit. MBh.