spṛhā

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[apte] [spṛh-añ] Desire, eager de- sire, ardent wish, longing, envy, covetousness; kathamanye kariṣyaṃti putre- bhyaḥ putriṇaḥ spṛhāṃ Ve. 3. 29, R. 8. 34.

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[spṛh-añ] Desire, eager de- sire, ardent wish, longing, envy, covetousness; kathamanye kariṣyaṃti putre- bhyaḥ putriṇaḥ spṛhāṃ Ve. 3. 29, R. 8. 34.

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

85

Texts Appeared In

29

DCS: for one's own sake; for one's self

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 23 27.1%
2. Aṣṭāvakragīta 6 7.1%
3. Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6 7.1%
4. Buddhacarita 5 5.9%
5. Viṣṇupurāṇa 5 5.9%

Concordance (Sample)

• Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: spṛhām

  lobhābhibhūto niḥsattvaḥ parārthe kurute spṛhām

• Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: spṛhām

  karṇapīyūṣam āsādya tyajanty anyaspṛhāṃ janāḥ

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: spṛhayā

  dṛṣṭvā ca spṛhayā devīṃ maithunāyopacakrame