Dharmalib

spṛhā

[spṛh-añ] Desire, eager de- sire, ardent wish, longing, envy, covetousness; kathamanye kariṣyaṃti putre- bhyaḥ putriṇaḥ spṛhāṃ Ve. 3. 29, R. 8. 34.

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[apte] [spṛh-añ] Desire, eager de- sire, ardent wish, longing, envy, covetousness; kathamanye kariṣyaṃti putre- bhyaḥ putriṇaḥ spṛhāṃ Ve. 3. 29, R. 8. 34.

Root

√spṛ स्पृ

Gaṇa 5· svadi· Parasmaipada · prītipālanayoḥ prīticalanayośca

to satisfy, to please, to nurture, to nourish, to go

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Part of Speech
NOUN
Occurrences
85
Texts
29

DCS: for one's own sake; for one's self

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Appears in 41 texts.

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Rāmāyaṇasurface: spṛhayā

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