Sphala, Sphāla: 7 definitions

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Sphala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sphāla (स्फाल).—[sphal-ghañ] Throbbing, palpitation, beat, trembling.

Derivable forms: sphālaḥ (स्फालः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Sphāla (स्फाल).—m., plowshare: Mahāvyutpatti 5643 = Tibetan thoṅ lcags; = Sanskrit phāla, of course by hyper-Sanskritism, certainly not by inheritance from IE., even tho the usually accepted [etymology] (Uhlenbeck, s.v.; Walde-Pokorny, 677*) assumes IE. initial s-.

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

Sphāla (स्फाल).—m.

(-laḥ) Throbbing, quivering, trembling, shaking. E. sphal to shake, ghañ aff.

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

1) Sphāla (स्फाल):—[from sphal] a m. quivering (= spholana), [Vopadeva]

2) b lana See above.

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

1) Sphala (स्फल):—(śa) sphalati 6. a. To throb, to shake; to be manifest.

2) Sphāla (स्फाल):—(laḥ) 1. n. Idem.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sphāla (स्फाल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pphāla.

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Sphala 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.

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