Sparshamani, Sparśamaṇi, Sparsha-mani: 8 definitions
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Sparshamani 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 Sparśamaṇi can be transliterated into English as Sparsamani or Sparshamani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysparśamaṇi (स्पर्शमणि).—m (S) The gem or stone of which the touch turns iron into gold, philosopher's stone.
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 dictionarySparśamaṇi (स्पर्शमणि).—a kind of jewel considered to be the same as 'philosopher's stone'. °मणिप्रभवम् (maṇiprabhavam) gold; L. D. B.
Derivable forms: sparśamaṇiḥ (स्पर्शमणिः).
Sparśamaṇi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sparśa and maṇi (मणि). See also (synonyms): sparśopala.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySparśamaṇi (स्पर्शमणि).—m.
(-ṇiḥ) A stone, the philosopher’s stone, converting every thing it touches to gold. E. sparśa touch, maṇi a gem.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySparśamaṇi (स्पर्शमणि).—m. the philosopher’s stone, converting everything it touches to gold.
Sparśamaṇi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sparśa and maṇi (मणि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySparśamaṇi (स्पर्शमणि):—[=sparśa-maṇi] [from sparśa > spṛś] m. ‘touchstone’, a kind of philosopher’s stone (supposed to turn everything it touches to gold), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySparśamaṇi (स्पर्शमणि):—[sparśa-maṇi] (ṇiḥ) 2. m. The philosopher’s stone; matrix of gold.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSparśamaṇi (ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಮಣಿ):—[noun] = ಸ್ಪರ್ಶ - [sparsha -] 8.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sparsha, Mani.
Starts with: Sparshamaniprabhava.
Full-text: Sparshamaniprabhava, Sparshopala.
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