(often confounded with √स्यन्द्) class1 Atmane-pada (Dha1tup. ii, 13) स्पन्दते (rarely that the rest of a word is to be suppliedति; only in present tense base and infinitive mood स्पन्दितुम्; grammar also perfect tense पस्पन्दे; future स्पन्दिता, स्पन्दिष्यते; Aorist अस्पन्दिष्ट), to quiver, throb, twitch, tremble, vibrate, quake, palpitate, throb with life, quicken (as a child in the womb) Pa1rGr2. Car. MBh. etc.; to kick (as an animal) Breton A1s3vS3r.; to make any quick movement, move, be active Hariv.; to flash into life, come suddenly to life BhP. : Causal स्पन्दयति (Aorist अपस्पन्दत्), to cause to quiver or shake MBh.; to move (trans.) A1s3vS3r. : Desiderative पिस्पन्दिषते grammar : Intensive, see पनिष्पद्/अ . ([confer, compare Greek σφενδόνη, σφαδασμος, σφεδανός, σφοδρός; perhaps also Latin pendo, pondus .])
Source: Monier-Williams
