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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. स्फोटsphoṭaBreaking forth, splitting open, bursting.

    [स्फुट् करणे घञ्]

    1. Breaking forth, splitting open, bursting.
    2. Disclosure; as in नर्मस्फोट.
    3. A swelling, boil, tumour; अयमपरो गण्डस्थोपरि स्फोटः Mu. 5.
    4. The idea which bursts out or flashes on the mind when a sound is uttered, the impression produced on the mind at hearing a sound; बुधैर्वैयाकरणैः प्रधान- भूतस्फोटरूपव्यङ्ग्यव्यञ्जकस्य शब्दस्य ध्वनिरिति व्यवहारः कृतः K. Parasmaipada1; also see Sarva. S. (पाणिनीयदर्शन).
    5. The eternal sound recognised by the Mīmāṁsakas; दिशां त्वमवकाशोऽसि दिशः खं स्फोट आश्रयः Bhāg.1.85.9; शृणोति य इमं स्फोटं सुपश्रोत्रे च शून्यदृक् 12.6.4.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -करः, -बीजकः the marking-nut plant.

  2. अवस्फोटavasphoṭaAppearance.

    Appearance.

  3. आस्फोटāsphoṭa1 The Arka plant.
    1. 1 The Arka plant.
    2. The sound made by striking on the arms (Marâthî छड्डू ठोकणें); करdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied मिश्रेण K.28.
    3. Trembling, quivering.
    4. Striking or rubbing against, blow; पुच्छdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied Mv.5.63; लाङ्गूलास्फोटशब्दाच्च चलितः स महागिरिः Mb.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -टा The नवमल्लिका plant, wild variety of Jasmin.

  4. आस्फोटकāsphoṭakaMaking a sound by striking on the arms.

    Making a sound by striking on the arms.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कः Equivalent to पर्वतजपीलुभेदः.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. स्फोटsphoṭa[sphot-a] m. [√sphut] bursting, split ting (int.); opening, unlocking; blister, pus tule; small fragment, chip…

    [sphot-a] masculine [√sphut] bursting, split ting (intransitive); opening, unlocking; blister, pus tule; small fragment, chip (rare); roar, crash; indivisible creative word (philosophical term); eternal and imperceptible element in sounds and words regarded as the real vehicle of the sense (grammatical term); -ana, adjective cleaving, crushing; dispelling (doubt, --˚); masculine divider (a term applied to the vocalic sound heard between certain conjunct conso nants); neuter splitting, rending, breaking; waving (the arms); cracking (the fingers); -ita, causal perfect passive participle √sphut; neuter crackling.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. स्फोटsphoṭam. bursting, opening, expansion, disclosure (cf. नर्म-स्फ्˚) MBh. Ka1v. &c.
    1. masculine gender bursting, opening, expansion, disclosure (confer, compare नर्म-स्फ्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    2. masculine gender extension (see कर-स्फ्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    3. masculine gender a swelling, boil, tumour Car. Sus3r.
    4. masculine gender a little bit or fragment, chip Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender crackling, crash, roar MBh. VarBr2S.
    6. masculine gender (in philosophy) sound (conceived as eternal, indivisible, and creative) Sarvad.
    7. masculine gender the eternal and imperceptible element of sounds and words and the real vehicle of the idea which bursts or flashes on the mind when a sound is uttered Pat.
    8. that the rest of a word is to be suppliedटक etc. see page and participle 1270, column 3 .
  2. अङ्गुलिस्फोटनaṅgulisphoṭanan. snapping or cracking the fingers.

    neuter gender snapping or cracking the fingers.

  3. अवस्फोटनavasphoṭanan. cracking the fingers, Gaut.

    neuter gender cracking the fingers, Gaut.

  4. आस्फोटāsphoṭam. (and f(आ). L.) moving or flapping to and fro
    1. masculine gender (and f(आ). Lexicographers) moving or flapping to and fro
    2. masculine gender quivering, trembling, shaking
    3. masculine gender the sound of clapping or striking on the arms (as made by combatants, wrestlers, etc.) MBh.
    4. masculine gender a species of plant Lexicographers
  5. आस्फोटकāsphoṭakam. a species of plant L.

    masculine gender a species of plant Lexicographers