स्पृह्

From Proto-Indo-European *sperǵʰ- (“to move energetically, hurry, spring”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σπέρχω (spérkhō, “to set in rapid motion, haste, hurry”), English spring.

Other possible cognates include Lithuanian spreñgti (“to push”), Proto-Slavic *pręsti (“to spin”).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /spr̩ɦ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪pr̩ɦ/

स्पृह् • (spṛh)

1. to be eager, desire eagerly, long for
2. to envy, be jealous of

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