Sparshatanmatra, Sparśatanmātra, Sparsha-tanmatra: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Sparśatanmātra can be transliterated into English as Sparsatanmatra or Sparshatanmatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Sparśatanmātra (स्पर्शतन्मात्र) originates from Ākāśa spontaneously by self modification, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—[...] Again the bhūtādi covers up the śabda-tanmātra and the ākāśa differentiated form it as the gross element. The ākāśa being thus conditioned, produces spontaneously by self modification the sparśatanmātra which produces immediately and directly the gross vāyu . The bhūtādi again covers up the ākāśa, śabda-tanmātra, sparśa-tanmātra and the differentiated vāyu which then produces the rūpa-tanmātra which immediately produces the gross light (teja). The sparśatanmātra and the vāyu cover up the rūpatanmātra.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Sparśatanmātra (स्पर्शतन्मात्र).—the subtile element of tangibility.
Derivable forms: sparśatanmātram (स्पर्शतन्मात्रम्).
Sparśatanmātra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sparśa and tanmātra (तन्मात्र).
Sparśatanmātra (स्पर्शतन्मात्र).—n.
(-traṃ) The subtile element of tangibility.
Sparśatanmātra (स्पर्शतन्मात्र):—[=sparśa-tanmātra] [from sparśa > spṛś] n. the subtle element of tangibility (or of air), [Sāṃkhyakārikā]
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)
Partial matches: Sparsha, Tanmatra.
Full-text: Vayu, Rupatanmatra, Shabdatanmatra, Akasha, Bhutadi, Thina, Rasatanmatra, Prakritasrishtiprakasha.
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