Sphit, Sphiṭ: 5 definitions

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Sphit 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sphiṭ (स्फिट्).—1 U. (spheṭayati-te)

1) To hurt, injure, kill.

2) To despire.

3) To love.

4) To cover.

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

Sphiṭ (स्फिट्).—r. 10th cl. (spheṭayati-te) 1. To hurt, to injure, or kill. 2. To cover. 3. To despise. 4. To love: see the next.

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

Sphiṭ (स्फिट्).—i. 10, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To despise. 2. To love. 3. See the next.

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

Sphiṭ (स्फिट्):—[class] 10. [Parasmaipada] spheṭayati, to hurt, injure, kill, [Dhātupāṭha xxxii, 90] ([varia lectio] for √sphiṭṭ; [according to] to some also, ‘to despise’; ‘to love’; ‘to cover’).

[Sanskrit to German]

Sphit 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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