rokiā rahai

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remains restrained.

Grammar: compound verb, present tense; third person, masculine, singular.

Etymology: Old Panjabi - rokaṇā (to hinder); Braj - rokanā; Nepali - rokaṇu (to stop); Sindhi - rokaṇu (to prevent); Apabhransh/Prakrit - rokaï (stops); Sanskrit - rokka* (रोक्क - stop) + Apabhransh - rahai; Prakrit - rahaï; Sanskrit - rahati (रहति - resides/lives).