Sparshasnana, Sparśasnāna, Sparsha-snana: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Sparshasnana 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 Sparśasnāna can be transliterated into English as Sparsasnana or Sparshasnana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysparśasnāna (स्पर्शस्नान).—n (S) Ablution performed at the ingress of the sun or moon into an eclipse.
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 dictionarySparśasnāna (स्पर्शस्नान).—ablution at the entrance of a sun or moon into an eclipse.
Derivable forms: sparśasnānam (स्पर्शस्नानम्).
Sparśasnāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sparśa and snāna (स्नान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySparśasnāna (स्पर्शस्नान).—n.
(-naṃ) Ablution at the ingress of the sun or moon into an eclipse.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySparśasnāna (स्पर्शस्नान):—[=sparśa-snāna] [from sparśa > spṛś] n. bathing or ablution at the entrance of the sun or moon into an eclipse, [ib.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Relevant text
No search results for Sparshasnana, Sparśasnāna, Sparsha-snana, Sparsasnana, Sparśa-snāna, Sparsa-snana; (plurals include: Sparshasnanas, Sparśasnānas, snanas, Sparsasnanas, snānas) in any book or story.