Shitasparsha, Śītasparśa, Shita-sparsha: 3 definitions
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Shitasparsha 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 Śītasparśa can be transliterated into English as Sitasparsa or Shitasparsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsŚītasparśa (शीतस्पर्श):—Cold
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚītasparśa (शीतस्पर्श).—a. cooling.
Śītasparśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīta and sparśa (स्पर्श).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śītasparśa (शीतस्पर्श):—[=śīta-sparśa] [from śīta] mfn. = -saṃsparśa, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a cold sensation, [Kāvya literature]
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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