Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 P. 1 To move, march, proceed; yaḥ subāhuriti rākṣaso'parastatra tatra visasarpa māyayā R. 11. 29; 4. 53.
2 To fly or roam about.
3 To spread; manorāgastīvraṃ viṣamiva visarpa- tyavirataṃ Māl. 2. 1.
4 To flow along, fall down; (bāṣpaughaḥ) visarpan dhārā- bhirluṭhati dharaṇīṃ jarjarakaṇaḥ U. 1. 29.
5 To escape, run away.
6 To hover about.
7 To wind, meander.
Source entryMonier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
P. -sarpati (mc. also A1.; Ved. inf. -s/ṛpas), to glide, move along or about, sneak, steal VS. &c; to fly about (as arrows) MBh.; to be scattered or dispersed RV.; to be spread or diffused over (acc.) VS.; MBh. &c; to spread, diffuse, divulge BhP.: Caus.... m. creeping along or about, spreading, diffusion Uttarar.; S3a1ntis3. (v.l.) 1001,2 202839 m. a partic. disease (erysipelas or any similar spreading eruption)...
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