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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

स्पर्धाspardhāEmulation, rivalry, competition; आत्मनस्तु बुधैः स्पर्धां शुद्धधीर्बह्वमन्यत.
[स्पर्ध्-अ]
1. Emulation, rivalry, competition; आत्मनस्तु बुधैः स्पर्धां शुद्धधीर्बह्वमन्यत.
2. Jealousy, envy.
3. Defiance.
4. Equality with.
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आस्पर्धाāspardhāEmulation, rivalry.

Emulation, rivalry.

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प्रतिस्पर्धाpratispardhāRivalry, emulation.

Rivalry, emulation.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

स्पर्धाspardhā[spardh-â] f. [√spridh] rivalry, emu lution, competition, for (in.), with (in.±saha, g., --˚); desire for…

[spardh-â] feminine; also equal for [√spridh] rivalry, emu lution, competition, for (instrumental), with (instrumental±saha, genitive, --˚); desire for (--˚; rare): instrumental in rivalry or emulation, vying with one another: -kara, adjective (î) emulating, vying with (--˚); -vat, adjective the same

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संस्पर्धाsaṃspardhā[sam-spardhâ] f. rivalry, jealousy; -spardhin, a. vying with (--˚); jealous; -spar- sá, m. touch, contact…

[sam-spardhâ] feminine; also equal for rivalry, jealousy; -spardhin, adjective vying with (--˚); jealous; -spar- sá, masculine touch, contact (with, --˚); -sparsana, adjective touching; neuter contact; -sparsin, adjective touch ing; -spris, adjective the same; -sphota, masculine concussion; -smarana, neuter remembering, recollecting; -smaranîya, future participle passive to be remembered, living in remembrance only; -smartavya, future participle passive to be remembered; -smriti, feminine; also equal for remembrance, of (genitive, --˚): -m labh, remember; -smrita ͜ upa-sthita, perfect passive participle appearing as soon as remem bered; -sravá, masculine conflux; confluent re mainder of liquids (Veda, Vedic); flowing water; -sravana, neuter in garbha-, miscarriage; -srâ vá, masculine conflux (Veda, Vedic); accumulation of matter etc. (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit); remainder, dregs (Veda, Vedic); -sveda, masculine sweat: -ga, adjective plural produced from moist heat (vermin etc.).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

स्पर्धाspardhāf. see below.
1. feminine see below.
2. feminine emulation, rivalry, envy, competition for or with (instrumental case with and without सह genitive case locative case, or compound; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedधया, "in rivalry or emulation") MBh. R. etc.
3. feminine desire for (compound) Bhartr2. (varia lectio)
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अन्योन्यस्पर्धाanyonyaspardhāf. mutual emulation (˚ धिन् = rivalling), Mn.

feminine mutual emulation (that the rest of a word is to be supplied धिन् Equivalent to rivalling), Mn.

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प्रतिस्पर्धाpratispardhāf. emulation, rivalry L.

feminine emulation, rivalry Lexicographers

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विस्पर्धाvispardhāf. (for 1. see p. 953, col. 1) emulation, rivalry MBh. (Cf. वि-ष्पर्धस् and ˚धा, p. 1000, col. 2 .)
1. feminine (for 1. see page and participle 953, column 1) emulation, rivalry MBh. (Cf. वि-ष्पर्धस् and that the rest of a word is to be suppliedधा, page and participle 1000, column 2 .)
2. feminine (for 2. see under वि-√स्पर्ध्) absence of envy or emulation MW.
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संस्पर्धाsaṃspardhāf. emulation, rivalry, jealousy Ra1jat. BhP.

feminine emulation, rivalry, jealousy Ra1jat. BhP.

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