Sprishta, ṛṣṭa: 13 definitions
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Sprishta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term ṛṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Sprsta or Sprishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarṛṣṭa (स्पृष्�).—Name of one of the four internal efforts when the instrument (कर� (첹ṇa)) of articulation fully touches the sthana or the place of the production of sound in the mouth. See the word स्पर्श (貹ś) above; तत्र स्पृष्टं (tatra ṛṣṭa�)| प्रयतन� स्पर्शानाम� (prayatana� sparśānām) S.K. on P. VIII.2.1 ; cf. also M.Bh. on P.I.1.9.

Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vyā첹ṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.)
: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Language and Grammar (shiksha)ṛṣṭa (स्पृष्�, “plosive�) refers to a type of ⲹⲹٲԲ (“external effort�) of articulation (ܳṇa) according to Indian linguistic tradition (viz., śṣ�, ‘phonetics�, vya첹ṇa, ‘grammar�, nirukta, etymology� and chandas, ‘prosody�.). ṛṣṭa (plosive) refers to a sound produced by the sudden release or air after a complete block (for instance, pa, ka).
Shiksha (शिक्षा, śṣ�) deals with Sanskrit linguistics and represents a branch of vedanga (vedic ancillary science). Shiksha deals with subjects such as phonetics, phonology, study of sound, letters of the Sanskrit alphabet and related topics. Much attention is also given to the study of recitation (patha) of Vedic verses.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindusṛṣṭa (स्पृष्�) refers to “touching� (an elephant), according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 8, “on marks of character”]: �19. One who shudders from afar at the goad, hook, or stick, or who trembles when (merely) touched (ṛṣṭa), that elephant is extremely sensitive�.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṛṣṭa (स्पृष्�).—p S Touched, felt.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṛṣṭa (स्पृष्�).�p. p. [ṛ�-ٲ]
1) Touched, felt with the hand.
2) Come in contact with, touching.
3) Reaching, applying or extending to; अस्पृष्टपुरुषान्तरम् (aṛṣṭapuruṣāntaram) Kumārasambhava 6.75.
4) Affected, seized; शङ्कास्पृष्ट� (śṅkṛṣṭ�) Meghadūta 71; अनघस्पृष्टम् (anaghaṛṣṭam) R.1.19.
5) Tainted, defiled; � � या स्पृष्टमैथुन� (na ca yā ṛṣṭamaithunā) Manusmṛti 8.25.
6) Formed by the complete contact of the organs of speech (the letters of the five classes); अचोऽस्पृष्टा यणस्त्वीषन्नेम- स्पृष्टा� शल� स्मृता� � शेषा� स्पृष्टा हल� प्रोक्ता निबोधानुप्रदानतः (aco'spṛṣṭ� yaṇastvīṣannema- spṛṣṭāḥ śala� smṛtā� | śeṣāḥ spṛṣṭ� hala� proktā nibodhānupradānata�) Śik. 38.
-ṣṭ Touch.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṣṭa (स्पृष्�).—mfn.
(-ṣṭ�-ṣṭ-ṣṭ�) Touched, felt. f.
(-ṣṭ) Adj. 1. Touched, defiled. 2. Handled. 3. Formed by the contact of the organs of utterance. E. ṛ� to touch, aff. kta .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṣṭa (स्पृष्�).—[adjective] touched, felt, visited by or afflicted with ([instrumental] or —�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṛṣṭa (स्पृष्�):—[from ṛ�] mfn. touched, felt with the hand handled, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] affected or afflicted or possessed by ([instrumental case] or [compound]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] defiled (cf. [compound])
4) [v.s. ...] (in gram.) formed by complete contact of the organs of utterance (applied to all consonants except semivowels [called īṣat-ṛṣṭa, ‘formed by slight contact’] and except sibilants and h, which are called ardha-ṛṣṭa, ‘formed by half-contact�), [Prātiśākhya; Śikṣā]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṣṭa (स्पृष्�):—[(ṣṭa�-ṣṭ-ṣṭa�) a.] Touched, felt.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṛṣṭa (स्पृष्�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Āṃk, Chavia, Chivia, Chihia, ʲṭṭ, ⲹ, ʾṭṭ, ʳṭṭ, ʳ, Phunna, Phusia.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryṛṣṭa (स्पृष्�):�(a) touched.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṛṣṭa (ಸ್ಪೃಷ್�):�
1) [adjective] touched with one’s hand.
2) [adjective] that has come into contact.
3) [adjective] effected by another’s personality, charm, etc.; influenced.
4) [adjective] defiled; polluted; made filthy or dirty.
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ṛṣṭa (ಸ್ಪೃಷ್�):�
1) [noun] that which is decided, determined.
2) [noun] plentifulness; abundance.
3) [noun] a man who is influenced, charmed, attracted by.
4) [noun] (gram.) any of the classified consonants (from � [ka] to �).
5) [noun] any consonant pronounced by complete stopping of the outgoing breath as with the lips, tongue or velum; a stop.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryṛṣṭa (स्पृष्�):—adj. 1. touched; felt with the hand; 2. come in contact with; touching; 3. reaching; applying; extending to; 4. formed by the complete contact of the organs of speech (the letters of five classes);
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Sprishtaka, Sprishtamaithuna, Sprishtamatra, Sprishtamaya, Sprishtapurva, Sprishtasprishti, Sprishtata, Sprishtavat, Sprishtavya.
Full-text (+33): Asprishta, Samsprishta, Kandasprishta, Ishatsprishta, Upasprishta, Shvasprishta, Duhsprishta, Ardhasprishta, Mamsprishta, Sprishtamaithuna, Sprishtapurva, Sprishtamatra, Nemasprishta, Parisprishta, Sprishtasprishti, Sujalpa, Sprishtamaya, Sprishtata, Shankasprishta, Puttha.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.162 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.2.146 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 2.1.156 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Some Important Shiksha Vedangas (study) (by Mala Laha)
Part 3 - Classification of Speech Sound According to the internal efforts (Prayatna) < [Chapter 4 - Varṇaratnapradīpikā Śikṣā]
Part 4 - Five-fold Classification of sound < [Chapter 1 - Pāṇinīya Śikṣā]
Part 4 - Classification of speech sound according to the internal efforts < [Chapter 5 - Māṇḍūkī Śikṣā]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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