Kakasparsha, Kākasparśa, Kaka-sparsha: 5 definitions
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Kakasparsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Kākasparśa can be transliterated into English as Kakasparsa or Kakasparsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykākasparśa (काकस्पर्श).—m (S) The touch by a crow of the piṇḍa (ball of rice offered) on the eleventh day after a death, in consequence (as it is said) of the fulfilment of or engagement to fulfil (by the son &c.) every desire expressed by the deceased in his dying hour.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKākasparśa (काकस्पर्श).—
1) The touching of a crow.
2) A ceremony performed on the tenth day after a death, consisting in the offering of rice to crows.
Derivable forms: kākasparśaḥ (काकस्पर्शः).
Kākasparśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāka and sparśa (स्पर्श).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kākasparśa (काकस्पर्श):—[=kāka-sparśa] [from kāka] m. the touching of a crow, [Nīlakaṇṭha on Mahābhārata xii, 177, 11]
2) [v.s. ...] a ceremony performed on the tenth day after a death consisting in the offering of rice to crows.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Partial matches: Sparsha, Kaka.
Starts with: Kakasparshanashanti.
Full-text: Kavala.
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