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Apte Dictionary

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

स्फर्spharSee स्फुर्.

See स्फुर्.

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विस्फर्vispharविस्फूर् [visphūr], विस्फूर् 6 P.
1. विस्फूर् visphūr, विस्फूर् 6 Parasmaipada
2. To quiver, palpitate, tremble; Mb.1.52.5.
3. To move about, struggle; विस्फुरन्तीं यथाकामं मैथुनायोपचक्रमे Rām.7.8.16; Mb.1.125.8.
4. To shine, gleam; किं नाम विस्फुरन्ति शस्त्राणि Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.
5. To draw or twang (as a bow, used in Causal in the same sense); एकोऽपि विस्फुरितमण्डलचापचक्रं कः सिन्धुराजमभिषेणयितुं समर्थः Ve.2.26.
6. (esp. विस्फर्) To open wide (eyes).-Causal To draw (a bow); विस्फार्यमाणस्य ततो भुजाभ्यां भूतानि भर्त्रा धनुरन्तकस्य Ki.17.24; Rām.7.28.45.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

स्फर्spharcl.6 P. स्फरति, = (and v.l. for) √स्फुर् (q.v.): Caus. स्फारयति to expand, open or diffuse widely (see below)…

class6 Parasmaipada स्फरति, Equivalent to (and varia lectio for) √स्फुर् (quod vide): Causal स्फारयति to expand, open or diffuse widely (see below); to bend, discharge (a bow) R.

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परिस्फर्parispharCaus. -स्फारयति, to spread, divulge L.

Causal -स्फारयति, to spread, divulge Lexicographers

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विस्फर्visphar(cf. वि-√स्फुर्), Caus. -स्फरयति (Pass. ˚र्यते), to open wide (eyes) MBh. Ka1v. &c.; to draw, discharge (a…

(confer, compare वि-√स्फुर्), Causal -स्फरयति (Passive voice that the rest of a word is to be suppliedर्यते), to open wide (eyes) MBh. Ka1v. etc.; to draw, discharge (a bow) MBh.

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