The Sanskrit terms Spṛ and Spṝ can be transliterated into English as Spr or Spri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Spṛ (स्पृ).—5 P. (spṛṇoti)

1) To deliver or extricate from.

2) To gratify.

3) To grant, bestow; स मेन्द्रो मेधया स्पृणोतु (sa mendro medhayā spṛṇotu) T. Up.1.4.1.

4) To protect.

5) To live.

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Spṝ (स्पॄ).—9 P. (spṛṇāti) To hurt, kill.

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

Spṛ (स्पृ).—r. 5th cl. (spṛṇoti) 1. To please, to gratify. 2. To cherish, to protect. 3. To breathe, to live.

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Spṝ (स्पॄ).—r. 9th cl. (spṛṇāti) To hurt or kill.

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

Spṛ (स्पृ).—† stṛ StṚ, † smṛ SmṚ, ii. 5, [Parasmaipada.] 1. † To gratify. 2. To protect. 3. † To live.

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Spṝ (स्पॄ).—SpṚ10, ii. 9, spṛṇā, ṇī, [Parasmaipada.] To hurt, to kill.

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

Spṛ (स्पृ).—spṛṇoti spṛṇute (spṛṇāti), [participle] spṛta loosen, free from ([ablative]), rescue, save, attract, win. [Causative] spārayati the same.

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

1) Spṛ (स्पृ):—1. spṛ ([varia lectio] stṛ and smṛ) [class] 5. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha xxvii, 13]) spṛṇoti (in Veda also spṛṇute; [perfect tense] paspāra, [Brāhmaṇa]; [Aorist] aspar [subjunctive] sparat [imperative] spṛdhi, [Ṛg-veda]; aspārṣam, [ib.]; [future] spartā, spariṣyati [grammar]; [infinitive mood] sparase, [Ṛg-veda]; [indeclinable participle] spṛtvā, [Brāhmaṇa]),

—to release, extricate or deliver from ([ablative]), save, gain, win, [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa; Taittirīya-upaniṣad] :—[Causal] spārayati, to attract to one’s self, win, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa];

—to preserve, save, rescue, [ib.];

—to gladden, delight, gratify, bestow, [Dhātupāṭha]

2) 2. spṛ incorrect for √spṝ.

3) Spṝ (स्पॄ):—([varia lectio] for √śṝ) [class] 9. [Parasmaipada] spṛṇāti, to hurt, kill, [Dhātupāṭha xxxi, 18.]

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

Spṛ (स्पृ):—spṛṇoti 5. a. To please; to cherish; to breathe or live.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+59): Spri-kka, Spridh, Spridhana, Spridhya, Sprih, Spriha, Sprihadatirtha, Sprihaka, Sprihalu, Sprihamati, Sprihana, Sprihanata, Sprihaniya, Sprihaniyashobha, Sprihaniyata, Sprihaniyatva, Sprihavant, Sprihavat, Sprihayadvarna, Sprihayalu.

Ends with: Apaspri, Aspri, Avaspri, Nihspri, Vispri.

Full-text (+12): Sparitri, Vispri, Aspri, Nihspri, Avaspri, Spri-kka, Spridhya, Sparase, Spartri, Sprita, Sparatva, Spriti, Dhanasprit, Sparana, Divisprishant, Smarat, Pisprikshu, Vishpri, Smaraniya, Avaspartri.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Spri, Spṛ, Spṝ; (plurals include: Spris, Spṛs, Spṝs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)

Verse 2.739-741 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]

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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)

Kāṇḍa XI, adhyāya 8, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Eleventh Kāṇḍa]

Kāṇḍa VIII, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Eight Kāṇḍa]

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