āsphal

Dictionary meanings for āsphal from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

10 P. or Caus. 1 To cause to flap, rock or shake; to strike or press against; āsphālitaṃ yatpramadākarāgraiḥ R. 16. 13; payorāśeroghaḥ pralayapavanāsphālita iva U. 5. 9 lashed, stirred; Nāg. 1; śilāyāmāsphālitaḥ Pt. 1.

2 To twang; dhanurāsphālayan [Page0270-c+ 55] U. 4.

3 To sound, play upon (as a lute), strike; vīṇāmāsphālayaṃtīṃ K. 131; Śi. 1. 9.

4 To rend assunder, tear in pieces.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Caus. -sphālayati, to cause to flap; to rock, shake, throw Hariv.; Ragh.; Uttarar. &c; to tear asunder BhP. 019922 161,3 28201 m. causing to flap or move 161,3 28202 m. striking 161,3 28203 m. flapping, clapping 161,3 28204

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