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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

स्पृहाspṛhāDesire, eager desire, ardent wish, longing, envy, covetousness; कथमन्ये करिष्यन्ति पुत्रेभ्यः पुत्रिणः…
[स्पृह्-अञ्]

Desire, eager desire, ardent wish, longing, envy, covetousness; कथमन्ये करिष्यन्ति पुत्रेभ्यः पुत्रिणः स्पृहाम् V.3.29; R.8.34.
In the Gita4·14 14·12

न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा ।

na māṁ karmāṇi limpanti na me karmaphale spṛhā, — Works fix not themselves on Me, nor have I desire for the fruits of action; he who thus knoweth Me is not bound by works. 4·14
- स्पृहाspṛhānominative singular of the feminine noun spṛhā (desire).
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स्पृहालुspṛhālu= स्पृहयालु q. v.

Equivalent to स्पृहयालु quod vide, which see

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

स्पृहाspṛhā[sprih-â] f. eager desire, longing for, pleasure in (lc., --˚; rarely d., g.); envy (rare): -m kri or bandh…

[sprih-â] feminine; also equal for eager desire, longing for, pleasure in (locative, --˚; rarely dative, genitive); envy (rare): -m kri or bandh, long for (locative, --˚); -m kri, envy any one (locative): -vat, adjective desirous of, delighting in (locative).

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अस्पृहाaspṛhā[a-sprihâ] f. no desire.

[a-sprihâ] feminine; also equal for no desire.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

स्पृहाspṛhāf. (ifc. f(आ).) eager desire, desire, covetousness, envy, longing for, pleasure or delight in (dat., gen.…
1. feminine (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).) eager desire, desire, covetousness, envy, longing for, pleasure or delight in (dative case, genitive case locative case, or compound; accusative with √कृ or बन्ध्, "to long for, be desirous of [locative case or compound]"; with √कृ, "to envy any one [locative case]") MBh. R. etc.
2. feminine a kind of plant (varia lectio स्पृशा) Lexicographers
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अस्पृहाaspṛhāf. no desire Gaut. BhavP. i.

feminine no desire Gaut. BhavP. i.

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निःस्पृहाniḥspṛhāf. a passionless girl unfit for marriage, L.

feminine a passionless girl unfit for marriage, Lexicographers

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विषमस्पृहाviṣamaspṛhāf. coveting wrongly another's property L.

feminine coveting wrongly another's property Lexicographers

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विषयस्पृहाviṣayaspṛhāf. id. MW.

feminine the same MW.

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स्पृहालुspṛhālumfn. = स्पृहयालु L.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to स्पृहयालु Lexicographers

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