spfD
sparD (or spfD ; cf. √ spfh ) cl. 1. Ā. ( Dhātup. ii, 2 ) spa/rDate ( mc. also P. °ti ; Subj. [ pra/ ] -spUrDa/n , RV. vi, 67, 9 ; pf. paspfDe/ , °DAna/ , a/paspfDeTAm , RV. ; pasparDa , MBh. &c.; aor. aspfDran , spfDAnd , RV. : asparDizwa Gr. ; fut. sparDitA , sparDizyate , ib. ; inf. spa/rDitum , AV. ; Br. ; spUrDa/se , RV. ; ind.p. -spf/Dya , ib. ), to emulate, compete, rival, vie or cope with ( instr. with and without saha , or acc. ), contend or struggle for ( loc. ), RV. &c. &c.: Caus. sparDayati Gr. : Desid. pisparDizate , ib. : Intens. pAsparDyate , pAspardDi , ib. ( apAspAH , Pāṇ. viii, 3, 14 , Sch. )
sparD (or spfD ; cf. √ spfh ) cl. 1. Ā. ( Dhātup. ii, 2 ) spa/rDate ( mc. also P. °ti ; Subj. [ pra/ ] -spUrDa/n , RV. vi, 67, 9 ; pf. paspfDe/ , °DAna/ , a/paspfDeTAm , RV. ; pasparDa , MBh. &c.; aor. aspfDran , spfDAnd , RV. : asparDizwa Gr. ; fut. sparDitA , sparDizyate , ib. ; inf. spa/rDitum , AV. ; Br. ; spUrDa/se , RV. ; ind.p. -spf/Dya , ib. ), to emulate, compete, rival, vie or cope with ( instr. with and without saha , or acc. ), contend or struggle for ( loc. ), RV. &c. &c.: Caus. sparDayati Gr. : Desid. pisparDizate , ib. : Intens. pAsparDyate , pAspardDi , ib. ( apAspAH , Pāṇ. viii, 3, 14 , Sch. )
sparD 1 A. ( sparDate ) 1 To contend or vie with, emulate, rival, compete, be equal with; asparDizwa ca rAmeRa Bk. 15. 65 ; kastEssaha sparDate Bh. 2. 16. 2 To challenge, defy, bid defiance to.