1. (adj.) throbbing, trembling, wavering Dhp.33 (phandanaṃ capalaṃ); Ja.vi.528 (˚māluvā trembling creeper) Dhp-a.i.50 (issa˚ throbbing with envy).
2. (m.) Name of a tree Dalbergia (aspen?) AN.i.202; Ja.iv.208 sq.; Mil.173.
3. (nt.) throb, trembling, agitation, quivering Ja.vi.7 (˚mattaṃ not even one throb; cp. phandita) Mnd.46 (taṇhā etc.).

fr. phandati, cp. Sk. spandana