The Sanskrit term Viṣphāra can be transliterated into English as Visphara or Vishphara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)

Visphāra (विस्फार) refers to the “expansion (of consciousness)”, according to the Mahānayaprakāśa by Arṇasiṃha (Cf. verse 182-197).—Accordingly, “The Siddhas shine everywhere, free of the duality of being and non-being. They are the arising of the undivided perception of the energy of the outpouring of their own expansion (nija-visphāra) (of consciousness)”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viṣphāra (विष्फार).—

1) The twang of a bow.

2) Vibration.

Derivable forms: viṣphāraḥ (विष्फारः).

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Visphāra (विस्फार).—

1) Vibration, trembling, throbbing.

2) The twang of a bow; यस्य विस्फारनिर्घोषैः स्तनन्ति स्म दिशो दश (yasya visphāranirghoṣaiḥ stananti sma diśo daśa) Rām 7.28.45.

3) Opening wide.

Derivable forms: visphāraḥ (विस्फारः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viṣphāra (विष्फार).—m.

(-raḥ) The twang of a bow. E. vi before sphar or sphur to expand, aff. ghañ; in the latter, ā is substituted for the vowel, and sa is changed to ṣa; also visphāra .

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Visphāra (विस्फार).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. The twang of a bow, string. 2. Trembling, agitation. 3. Vibrating. E. vi before sphar to shake, and ghañ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viṣphāra (विष्फार).—i. e. vi-sphar + a, m. The twang of a bow (cf. visphāra).

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Visphāra (विस्फार).—i. e. vi-sphar + a, m. The twang of a bow.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Visphāra (विस्फार).—[masculine] gaping, bursting, opening; the twang of a bow-string.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Visphāra (विस्फार):—[=vi-sphāra] [from vi-sphar] m. (also written vi-ṣphāra) opening wide, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] discharging a bow, the twang of a bow-string, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] trembling, agitation, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Viṣphāra (विष्फार):—[vi-ṣphāra] (raḥ) 1. m. The twang of a bow.

2) Visphāra (विस्फार):—[vi-sphāra] (raḥ) 1. m. The twang of a bow-string; trembling.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vishphara in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Viṣphāra (ವಿಷ್ಫಾರ):—

1) [noun] the sound made by the pulling and suddenly releasing the string of a bow.

2) [noun] the act or condition of quivering; tremor; tremble; quiver.

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Visphāra (ವಿಸ್ಫಾರ):—

1) [adjective] excellent; outstanding; exceptional.

2) [adjective] resplendent; dazzling; splendid; radiant.

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Visphāra (ವಿಸ್ಫಾರ):—

1) [noun] = ವಿಸ್ಫುರಣೆ [visphurane].

2) [noun] the sound produced by pulling and releasing suddenly the string of a bow.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Sphara, Vi.

Full-text: Vispharana, Vispharaka, Visphar, Vispharita, Vistara.

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