स्फार

{ sphāra }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

स्फार  mfn.  a mf( आ)n. ( accord. to [Uṇ. ii, 13], fr. √ स्फाय् below) extensive, wide, large, great, abundant, violent, strong, dense (as mist), loud (as a shout), [Kāv.]; [HPariś.]; [Pañcad.]
स्फार  m.  m. a shock, slap, bang, [Kathās.]
स्फोरण   = , [Vop.]
स्फार  n.  m. or n. a bubble or flaw (in gold &c.)
स्फार  n.  m. n. much, abundance, [L.] [ cf. Gk. σφαῖρα.]
स्फार    b °रण See above.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

स्फार [sphāra] a.  a. [स्फाय्-रक् [Uṇ.2.13] ]
   Large, great, increased, expanded; स्फारफुल्लत्फणापीठनिर्यत् &c. [Māl.5.23;] [Mv.6.32.]
   Much, abundant; यद्वैकुण्ठवराहकण्ठकुहर- स्फारोच्चलद्भैरव...... [Mv.5.2;] [Bh.3.42.]
   Loud.
   रः Swelling, increase, enlargement, growth.
   A bubble (in gold).
   A protuberance.
   Throbbing, quivering, palpitation, vibration.
   Twanging.
   An ornament (of brass etc.) in the form of bubbles; L. D. B.-रम् Abundance, much, plenty. (स्फारीभू
   to swell out, expand, spread out, increase, multiply; सुस्निग्धा विमुखीभवन्ति सुहृदः स्फारीभवन्त्यापदः [Mk.1.36;] [Pt.5.24.]
   to become manifest.)

Shabda-Sagara

स्फार  mfn.  ( -रः-रा-रं)
   1. Large, great.
   2. Loud.
   3. Increased, expanded. m. ( -रः)
   1. Throbbing, quivering.
   2. A bubble or flaw in gold, &c. 3. Twanging as of a bow-string.
   4. Swelling, increase.
   5. A pro- tuberance.
  n.  ( -रं) Plenty, abundance.
    E. स्फर् to throb, aff. घञ्; or स्फाय् to swell, रक् Unādi aff., and the radical final rejected.

ROOTS:

स्फर् घञ्; स्फाय् रक्