# स्पन्द (spanda)

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स्पन्द (spanda) is a Sanskrit word meaning throbbing, vibration, or activity, the title of a Shaiva work by Abhinavagupta, throbbing, pulse, tremor, vibration, motion, quivering, motion, or palpitation, quivering, throbbing, motion, tremor, motion, or vibration. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Physical movement, throbbing, or vibration, Name of philosophical texts or concept.

- **Etymology:** E. स्पदि to shake, घञ् aff — E. spadi to shake, ghañ aff
- **SLP1:** `spanda`  **IAST:** spanda  **Devanagari:** स्पन्द
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/spanda/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Physical movement, throbbing, or vibration (5 definitions)
- throbbing, vibration, or activity  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 1268,1] स्पन्द (spanda) m. throbbing, throb, quiver, pulse, tremor, vibration, motion, activity, Kāv.; Rājat.; BhP. [ ID=256489 ]
- quivering, motion, or palpitation  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्पन्द (spanda) [Printed book page 367-2 ] स्पन्द (spanda) spand-a, m. quivering; motion; -aná, m. a tree ( V., C. ); n. ( C. ) quivering, palpitation; quickening ( of an embryo ); motion; -ita, pp. n. quivering, palpitation ( sts. pl. ); activity ( of the mind, —° ); -in, a. quivering, throbbing. [ ID=20024 ]
- 1. Throbbing. 2. Tremor, motion, or vibration.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्पन्द (spanda) [Printed book page 815-a ] स्पन्द (spanda) m. ( - न्दः (-ndaḥ) ) 1. Throbbing, throb. 2. Tremor, motion, vibration. E. स्पदि (spadi) to shake, घञ् (ghañ) aff. [ ID=45766 ]
- Trembling, motion  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्पन्द (spanda) [Printed book page 1084-a ] स्पन्द (spanda) spand + a, m. Trembling, motion, Bhāṣāp. 158. — Comp. A-, adj. Page1084-b+ 42 immovable, Utt. Rāmac. 125, 13; Rājat. 5, 364. Sparśa-, m. a frog. [ ID=16678 ]
- quivering, throbbing, motion  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्पन्द (spanda) [Printed book page 645 ] स्पन्द (spanda) m. quivering, throbbing, motion i.g. [ ID=38619 ]

### Name of philosophical texts or concept (2 definitions)
- The title of a Shaiva work by Abhinavagupta.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a Śaiva wk. by Abhinava-gupta. [ ID=256490 ]
- throbbing, pulse, tremor, vibration, motion  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > स्पन्द (spanda) [Printed book page 1150-a ] Spanda, as, m. throbbing, throb, pulse, tremor, vibration, motion; [cf. vi-ṣpanda. ] —Spanda- kārikā, f., N. of a metrical version of the Spanda- sūtra. —Spanda-śāstra, am, n., N. of a work. —Spanda-sūtra, am, n., N. of the aphorisms of the Śaiva philosophy ( = śiva-sūtra ). [ ID=53315 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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