स्पृध्

Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *spŕ̥dʰ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *spŕ̥dʰ, from Proto-Indo-European *spŕ̥dʰ, from the root *sperdʰ-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬛𐬁 (spərədā), Hittite [script needed] (iš-par-zi-zi /⁠išpartzi⁠/), Proto-Germanic *spurdz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

स्पृध् • (spṛ́dh) stem

  1. emulous, vying with

Noun

स्पृध् • (spṛ́dh) stemf

  1. contest, competition
  2. fight, battle
  3. rival, adversary
Declension
Feminine root-stem declension of स्पृध्
singular dual plural
nominative स्पृत् (spṛ́t) स्पृधौ (spṛ́dhau)
स्पृधा¹ (spṛ́dhā¹)
स्पृधः (spṛ́dhaḥ)
accusative स्पृधम् (spṛ́dham) स्पृधौ (spṛ́dhau)
स्पृधा¹ (spṛ́dhā¹)
स्पृधः (spṛ́dhaḥ)
instrumental स्पृधा (spṛdhā́) स्पृद्भ्याम् (spṛdbhyā́m) स्पृद्भिः (spṛdbhíḥ)
dative स्पृधे (spṛdhé) स्पृद्भ्याम् (spṛdbhyā́m) स्पृद्भ्यः (spṛdbhyáḥ)
ablative स्पृधः (spṛdháḥ) स्पृद्भ्याम् (spṛdbhyā́m) स्पृद्भ्यः (spṛdbhyáḥ)
genitive स्पृधः (spṛdháḥ) स्पृधोः (spṛdhóḥ) स्पृधाम् (spṛdhā́m)
locative स्पृधि (spṛdhí) स्पृधोः (spṛdhóḥ) स्पृत्सु (spṛtsú)
vocative स्पृत् (spṛ́t) स्पृधौ (spṛ́dhau)
स्पृधा¹ (spṛ́dhā¹)
स्पृधः (spṛ́dhaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *spardʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *sperdʰ-.

    Root

    स्पृध् • (spṛdh)[1][2]

    1. to compete, rival, emulate, vie
    2. to contend, struggle
    Alternative forms
    Derived terms
    Sanskrit terms belonging to the root स्पृध् (0 c, 1 e)
    Category Terms derived from the Sanskrit root स्पृध् not found
    Primary Verbal Forms
    • स्पर्ध॑ते (spárdhate) (Present)
    • स्पर्धति (spardhati) (Present)
    • स्पर्धिष्यते (spardhiṣyate) (Future)
    • स्पर्धिता (spardhitā) (Periphrastic Future)
    • अस्पृध्रन् (aspṛdhran) (Aorist)
    • स्पृ॒धा॒न (spṛdhāná) (Aorist)
    • अस्पर्धिष्ट (aspardhiṣṭa) (Aorist)
    • प॒र्स्पृ॒धे (parspṛdhé) (Perfect)
    • पस्पर्ध (paspardha) (Perfect)
    Non-Finite Forms
    • स्पर्धित (spardhita) (Past Participle)
    • स्पर्धि॑तुम् (spárdhitum) (Infinitive)
    • स्पृध्य॑ (spṛ́dhya) (Gerund)
    Derived Nominal Forms
    • स्पर्धा (spardhā)
    • स्पर्धाकर (spardhākara)
    • स्पर्धस् (spardhas)
    • स्पर्धनीय (spardhanīya)
    • स्पर्धिन् (spardhin)
    • स्पर्ध्य (spardhya)

    References

    1. ^ Monier Williams (1899) “स्पर्ध्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1268, column 2.
    2. ^ William Dwight Whitney (1885) The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 196
    3. ^ पाणिनि [Pāṇini] (c. 600–400 BCE) धातुपाठः [Dhātupāṭhaḥ] (in Sanskrit), verse 1.3

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