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Upasparsha, 貹貹ś: 8 definitions

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Upasparsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 貹貹ś can be transliterated into English as Upasparsa or Upasparsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upasparsha in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

貹貹ś (उपस्पर्श).�

1) Touching, contact.

2) Bathing, ablution, washing oneself; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.192.1.

3) Rinsing the mouth, sipping and ejecting water as a religious act. त्रिर्हृदयंगमाभिरद्भिरशब्दाभिरुपस्पृशेदित्युपस्पर्शन� शौचार्थम� (trirhṛdayaṃgamābhiradbhiraśabdābhirupaṛśedityܱ貹貹śԲ� śaucārtham) Mahābhārata VI.1.84.

4) A gift (Բ); उपस्पर्शनषड्भागं लभते पुरुषः सद� (ܱ貹貹śԲṣaḍbhāga� labhate puruṣa� sadā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.65.13.

Derivable forms: ܱ貹貹ś� (उपस्पर्श�).

See also (synonyms): ܱ貹貹śԲ.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

貹貹ś (उपस्पर्श).—m.

(-ś�) 1. Touching, contact. 2. Bathing, ablution. 3. Rincing the mouth, sipping water and ejecting it. E. upa like, 貹ś touch, from ṛ� to touch, and ac aff.; or with aff. ܱ貹貹śԲ.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

貹貹ś (उपस्पर्श).—[masculine] na [neuter] touching, bathing, rinsing the mouth.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 貹貹ś (उपस्पर्श):—[=upa-貹ś] [from upa-ṛ�] m. touching, contact, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] washing, bathing, ablution (as a religious act), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] sipping water (from the palm of the hand and swallowing it as a ceremonial), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

貹貹ś (उपस्पर्श):—[upa-貹ś] (ś�) 1. m. Touching; bathing, rinsing the mouth.

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context information

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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upasparsha in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

貹貹ś (ಉಪಸ್ಪರ್ಶ):�

1) [noun] the act or an instance of touching or coming into physical contact.

2) [noun] the act or an instance of cleansing oneself; a bathing; ablution.

3) [noun] a rinsing of the mouth, sipping and ejecting water as a religious act.

4) [noun] a rinsing of mouth, in gen.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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