Sparshanaka, Sparśanaka: 3 definitions
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Sparshanaka 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 Sparśanaka can be transliterated into English as Sparsanaka or Sparshanaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySparśanaka (स्पर्शनक).—A term used in Sāṃkhya philosophy for the 'skin.'
Derivable forms: sparśanakam (स्पर्शनकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySparśanaka (स्पर्शनक).—n.
(-kaṃ) A term for the skin, (in Sankhya philosophy.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySparśanaka (स्पर्शनक):—[from spṛś] n. (in Sāṃkhya) that which touches (said of the skin), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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