स्फुर् [ sphur ] [ sphur ]1 Root (cf. √ [ sphar ] ) cl. [6] P. ( Lit. Dhātup. xxviii , 95) [ sphuráti ] ( mc. also [ °te ] ; p. [ sphurat ] and [ sphuramāṇa ] ( qq.vv. ) ; only in pres. base , but see [ apa-√ sphur ] ; Gr. also pf. [ pusphora ] , [ pusphure ] ; fut. [ sphuritā ] , [ sphuriṣyati ] ; aor. [ asphorīt ] ; Prec. [ sphūryāt ] ; inf. [ sphuritum ] ) , to spurn Lit. RV. Lit. AV. ; to dart , bound , rebound , spring Lit. RV. Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. ; to tremble , throb , quiver , palpitate , twitch (as the nerves of the arm Lit. Śak.) , struggle Lit. Kauś. Lit. MBh. ; to flash , glitter , gleam , glisten , twinkle , sparkle Lit. MaitrUp. Lit. R. ; to shine , be brilliant or distinguished Lit. Rājat. Lit. Kathās. Lit. MārkP. ; to break forth , burst out plainly or visibly , start into view , be evident or manifest , become displayed or expanded Lit. NṛisUp. Lit. MBh. ; to hurt , destroy Lit. Naigh. ii , 19 : Caus. [ sphorayati ] (aor. [ apusphurat ] or [ apuspharat ] ) , to stretch , draw or bend (a bow) Lit. Bhaṭṭ. ; to adduce an argument Lit. Śaṃk. Sch. ; to cause to shine , eulogize , praise excessively Lit. Pañcad. ; [ sphurayati ] , to fill with (instr.) Lit. Lalit. : Desid. [ pusphuriṣati ] Gr.: Intens. [ posphuryate ] , [ posphorti ] . ( ( cf. Gk. 1 , 2 ; Lat. (sperno) ; Lith. (spírti) ; Germ. (sporo) , (spor) , (Sporn) ; Eng. (spur) , (spurn) . ) ) ( 1270,3 )