स्फ्य

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

स्फ्य  n.  n. an implement used in sacrifices (described as a flat piece of wood shaped like a sword for stirring the offerings of boiled rice, or accord. to some, for trimming the mound used as an altar), [AV.]; [TS.]; [Br.]; [GṛŚrS.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.]
a spar or boom (of a ship's sails), [ŚBr.]
स्फ्य  n.  n. a kind of oar, [R.]
स्फ्य   [ cf. accord. to some, Gk. σφήν; Germ. spân, Span.]

Shabda-Sagara

स्फ्य  n.  ( -स्फ्यं) An implement used in sacrifices, a piece of wood shaped like a sword, for stirring the boiled-rice, or according to some for trimming the mound used as an alter.