1. spfh (connected with √ sparD , spfD ) cl. 10. P. ( Dhātup. xxxv, 19 ) spfha/yati ( mc. also °te ; pr. p. spfhayat or spfhayamARa , once in Āpast. spfhantI ; pf. spfhayAm-Asa or -baBUva , MBh. &c.; aor. apaspfhat inf. spfhayitum Gr. ), to be eager, desire eagerly, long for ( dat. gen. , or acc. ), RV. &c. &c.; to envy, be jealous of ( dat. gen. , or acc. ), MBh. ; Kāv. &c.
spfh 10 U. ( spfhayati-te ) To wish, long for, desire for, yearn, envy (with dat. ); spfhayAmi Kalu durlalitAyAsmE Ś. 7 ; tapaHkleSAyApi spfhayaMtI K. ; na mETileyaH spfhayAMbaBUva Bartre divo nApyalakeSvarAya R. 16. 42 , Bh. 2. 45.