The Sanskrit term Kharasparśa can be transliterated into English as Kharasparsa or Kharasparsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kharasparśa (खरस्पर्श) refers to a “rough wind”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “[...] At the same time, several phenomena of evil portent forboding misery and distress happened, when the son of Varāṅgī was born making the gods miserable. [...] The earth with all the mountains quaked; the quarters blazed; the rivers and oceans were particularly agitated. The rough wind [i.e., kharasparśa] blew with a hissing noise. Gusts of wind with troops of tempests and dust for banner uprooted several trees. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kharasparśa (खरस्पर्श).—a. sharp, hot (wind); वायुर्वाति खरस्पर्शः (vāyurvāti kharasparśaḥ) Bhāgavata 1.14.16.

Kharasparśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms khara and sparśa (स्पर्श).

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

Kharasparśa (खरस्पर्श):—[=khara-sparśa] [from khara] mf(ā)n. sharp, hot (as wind), [Mahābhārata iii, 11396; Bhāgavata-purāṇa i, 14, 16.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kharasparsha in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Sparsha, Khara.

Starts with: Kharasparshatva.

Ends with: Kinakharasparsha.

Full-text: Sparsha, Khara.

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