panishpadá

panishpadá

spand

only in pres. base andﾠ inf. spanditum;
Gr. alsoﾠ pf. paspande;
fut. spanditā, spandishyate;
aor. aspandishṭa), to quiver, throb, twitch, tremble, vibrate, quake, palpitate, throb with life, quicken (as a child in the womb) PārGṛ. Car. MBh. etc.;
to kick (as an animal) Br. ĀṡvṠr. ;
to make any quick movement, move, be active Hariv. ;
to flash into life, come suddenly to life BhP.:
Caus. spandayati (aor. apaspandat), to cause to quiver orﾠ shake MBh. ;
to move (trans.) ĀṡvṠr.:
Desid. pispandishate Gr.:
Intens., seeﾠ panishpadá
+ cf. Gk. σφενδόνη, σφαδασμός, σφεδανός, σφοδρός;
perhaps alsoﾠ Lat. pendo, pondus