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Sphurti
स्फूर्तिSay it SPHOOR-tee
- Meaning today
- Energy, zest, inspiration
- Original meaning
- "throbbing, quivering; sudden appearance, display, manifestation" Monier-Williams, p. 1271
- Say it
- SPHOOR-tee
- Written
- स्फूर्ति
- Other spellings
- Spoorthi, Spurthi, Sphoorti
Sphurti
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Sphurti meaning
Sphurti (स्फूर्ति) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
Meaning today
Energy, zest, inspiration
Original Sanskrit meaning
"throbbing, quivering; sudden appearance, display, manifestation"
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1271 · entry sphūrti · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
Sphurti (स्फूर्ति) is the Sanskrit noun sphūrti, from sphur, "to throb, quiver, flash out". Monier-Williams gives it as "quivering, throbbing" and "breaking forth visibly, sudden appearance or display, manifestation". In modern Hindi and Marathi the word has come to mean energy, zest and alertness, and name lists give Sphurti as "energy" or "zest" and the South Indian form Spoorthi as "inspiration". These are later senses of the same word, not ones the old dictionary records. Spoorthi is the usual spelling in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
References: Monier-Williams, sphūrti, p. 1271
Spellings
Sphurti · Spoorthi · Spurthi · Sphoorti