Kilasamsparsha, Kīlasaṃsparśa: 5 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Kīlasaṃsparśa can be transliterated into English as Kilasamsparsa or Kilasamsparsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Kīlasaṃsparśa (कीलसंस्पर्श).—m.

(-rśaḥ) A plant, the fruit of which yields a turpentinous substance that has been used in India as pitch, &c. commonly Gab; (Embryopteris glutinifera, Rox.) E. kīla a bolt, sam with, and sparśa touch, the fruit being invested with a hard coat.

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

Kīlasaṃsparśa (कीलसंस्पर्श):—[=kīla-saṃsparśa] [from kīla > kīl] m. Name of the plant Diospyros glutinosa (commonly called Gāva, a plant the fruit of which yields a substance like turpentine used to cover the bottom of boats), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kīlasaṃsparśa (कीलसंस्पर्श):—[kīla-saṃsparśa] (rśaḥ) 1. m. A plant (Embryopteris glutinifera).

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Kilasamsparsha 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.

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