Spardha, Spardhā, Sparddha: 15 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Spardha (स्पर्ध).—A word used in the sense of 'a conflict of two rules' (विप्रतिषेध (vipratiṣedha)) in some grammars such as those of Jainendra, Sakatayana and Hemacandra; cf Jain. I.2.39,Sak. I.1.46 and Hema. VII.4. 119.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Spardhā (स्पर्धा) refers to “rivalry” (e.g., e.g., between Śiva and the Dānavas)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.35 (“The conversation between Śiva and the emissary of Śaṅkhacūḍa”).—Accordingly: “[As the emissary of Śaṅkhacūḍa said to Śiva]: O lord, what has been narrated by you is true. It cannot be otherwise. But let my submission based on certain factual elements be heard. [...] Interference on your part in the dispute between the two is futile. This does not behove you, the lord who are equally in touch with both. Your rivalry to us (spardhā) is excessively shameful [iyaṃ te rahitā lajjā spardhāsmābhissahādhunā] since you are lord unto the gods as well as to the Asuras. You are the supreme soul. In the event of your victory your fame is not enhanced. In the event of your defeat you suffer a great loss. Let this disadvantage be pondered over”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
spardhā (स्पर्धा).—f (S) Emulation or envy; emulating or vieing with; coping or competing with; rivalry.
spardhā (स्पर्धा).—f Emulation or envy; rivalry.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Spardha (स्पर्ध).—a. Emulous, envious.
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Spardhā (स्पर्धा).—[spardh-a]
1) Emulation, rivalry, competition; आत्मनस्तु बुधैः स्पर्धां शुद्धधीर्बह्वमन्यत (ātmanastu budhaiḥ spardhāṃ śuddhadhīrbahvamanyata).
2) Jealousy, envy.
3) Defiance.
4) Equality with.
Sparddha (स्पर्द्ध) or Spardha.—mfn.
(-rddhaḥ-rddhā-rddhaṃ) Envious, emulous. E. sparddh to envy, ac aff.
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Sparddhā (स्पर्द्धा) or Spardhā.—f.
(-rddhā) 1. Emulation, rivalry. 2. Equality, sameness. 3. Successive elevation. 4. Jealousy, envy. 5. Defiance. E. sparddh to envy or vie with, affs. aṅ and ṭāp .
Spardha (स्पर्ध) or Sparddha.—mfn.
(-rddhaḥ-rddhā-rddhaṃ) Envious, emulous. E. sparddh to envy, ac aff.
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Spardhā (स्पर्धा) or Sparddhā.—f.
(-rddhā) 1. Emulation, rivalry. 2. Equality, sameness. 3. Successive elevation. 4. Jealousy, envy. 5. Defiance. E. sparddh to envy or vie with, affs. aṅ and ṭāp .
Spardha (स्पर्ध).—[spardh + a], I. adj. Emulous, envious. Ii. f. dhā. 1. Emulation, envy, jealousy, [Johnson's Selections from the Mahābhārata.] 45, 68; [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5. 285. 2. Successive elevation. 3. Sameness.
Spardhā (स्पर्धा).—[feminine] contest, emulation with ([instrumental] ±saha, [genetive], or —°) about ([instrumental]).
1) Spardha (स्पर्ध):—[from spṛdh] mfn. emulous, envious (-tā f.), [Horace H. Wilson]
2) Spardhā (स्पर्धा):—[from spardha > spṛdh] a f. See below.
3) [from spṛdh] b f. emulation, rivalry, envy, competition for or with ([instrumental case] with and without saha [genitive case] [locative case], or [compound]; dhayā, ‘in rivalry or emulation’), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] desire for ([compound]), [Bhartṛhari] ([varia lectio])
1) Sparddha (स्पर्द्ध):—sparddhate 1. d. To vie, to envy.
2) [(rddhaḥ-rddhā-rddhaṃ) a.] Envious.
3) Sparddhā (स्पर्द्धा):—(rddhā) 1. f. Envy, emulation; equality; successive elevation.
Spardhā (स्पर्धा):—(wie eben) f. Wettlauf [Yāska’s Nirukta 9, 39.] Streit um den Vorrang, Wetteifer; = saṃharṣa, saṃharṣaṇa [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1515.] [Medinīkoṣa dh. 21.] [Hārāvalī 208.] [Halāyudha 4, 101.] = sāmya und kramasamunnati [Medinīkoṣa] als Bed. von hvā und ā hvā [DHĀTUP. 23, 39.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 3, 31.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 23, 24. -] [KĀM. NĪTIS. 17, 47.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 249.] [Sāhityadarpana 90.] spardhayā im Wetteifer, um die Wette [Mahābhārata 1, 1221. 7007. 4, 764.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 37, 5 (38, 7 Gorresio). 40, 4 (41, 4 Gorresio).] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 290.] [Halāyudha 4, 99.] balīyasā [Spr. (II) 316.] bhūpatirātmanaḥ spardhāṃ cakṣame na sa kasyacit . ātmanastu budhaiḥ spardhāṃ śuddhadhīrbahvamanyata .. [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 489. 5, 285.] spardhayā guṇavistaraiḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 101, 12.] virutaṃ kurvāṇāḥ spardhayā saha mayūraiḥ [Spr. (II) 975.] vasiṣṭhaspardhayā im Streit um den Vorrang mit [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 58, 3.] devadundubhinirhrādaspardhayeva [Kathāsaritsāgara 34, 111. 38, 1. 72, 279.] [Spr. (II) 2113.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 123. 127. 3, 11.] lakṣmīlavaspardhayā so v. a. aus Verlangen nach [Spr. (II) 2391, v. l.] spardhāṃ vi-dhā wetteifern: asamaiḥ [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 284.] kar dass.: spardhāṃ tapaḥkṛtāṃ tīvrāṃ cakratustau [Mahābhārata 9, 2366.] [PAÑCAR. 4, 3, 2.] saubhāgyakṛtaspardhaiḥ parasparam [Rājataraṅgiṇī 6, 164.] pārijātakusumaspardhākarī mañjarī [Oxforder Handschriften 213,b, No. 507.] — Vgl. sapta .
Spardha (स्पर्ध) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Phaḍḍa, Phaḍḍaga, Phaḍḍuga, Phaddha, Phaddhā.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Spardhā (स्पर्धा):—(nf) rivalry, envy.
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Nepali dictionary
Spardhā (स्पर्धा):—n. 1. emulation; rivalry; competition; 2. jealousy; envy; 3. defiance; 4. equality with;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Spardhadharmi, Spardhaka, Spardhakara, Spardhalu, Spardhamana, Spardhana, Spardhanem, Spardhaniya, Spardhas, Spardhata, Spardhavant, Spardhavat.
Full-text (+15): Pratispardha, Samspardha, Vispardha, Asparddha, Pratisparddha, Anyonyaspardha, Saptaspardha, Spardhas, Vishpardhas, Spardhata, Samsparddha, Spardhavat, Spardhakara, Sapatnispardha, Spardhamana, Spardhin, Phaddha, Vispahspardha, Sparddhin, Sparddhata.
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