घेराव ghērāv

H گهيرا घेरा gherā [gher, q.v. + S. कः], s.m. Circumference, measure round; girth; circuit, compass; rim (of a vessel, &c.); an encompassing or enclosing line or body; a circle; a fence; enclosure; — siege, blockade; — vertigo: — gherā uṭhānā (-kā), To raise the siege (of): — gherā ḍālnā (-meṅ), To surround, encompass; to invest, lay siege (to), blockade: — ghere-meṅ paṛnā (-ke), To be surrounded; to be hemmed in.

घेराव gherāv [conn. H. ghernā], m. encirclement; besieging or blockading (esp. of the house or office of an official, to gain political or other demands).