Sparshaka, Sparśaka: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Sparshaka 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 Sparśaka can be transliterated into English as Sparsaka or Sparshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysparśaka (स्पर्शक).—a (S) That touches or is in contact with.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySparśaka (स्पर्शक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Touching, toucher, that which touches or is in contact with. E. spṛś to touch, ṇvul aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySparśaka (स्पर्शक).—i. e. spṛś + aka, adj. Touching, a toucher.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySparśaka (स्पर्शक):—[from spṛś] mfn. touching, feeling, a toucher, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySparśaka (स्पर्शक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Touching, a toucher.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Sparśaka (स्पर्शक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Phāsaga.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionarySparśaka (स्पर्शक):—adj. Biol. & Bot. tactile; n. Bot. & Biol. tentacle;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Sparshakala, Sparshakarnika, Sparshakarshini, Sparshakaya.
Ends with: Adhahsparshaka, Anamtasparshaka, Duhsparshaka, Dusparshaka, Kotisparshaka, Samsparshaka.
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