The Sanskrit term Sparśita can be transliterated into English as Sparsita or Sparshita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sparśita (स्पर्शित) refers to “being touched” (by the Goddess), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.18 (“Gaṇeśa crowned as the chief of Gaṇas”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] On seeing her son, Pārvatī was highly delighted. Taking him up with both her hands she embraced him joyously. She then lovingly gave him different clothes and ornaments. He was honoured by the goddess who bestowed all Siddhis on him and touched (sparśita) him with her hand that removes all distress. After worshipping her son, and kissing his face, she granted him boons with affection and said—‘You have had great distress since your very birth. [...]’”.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sparśita (स्पर्शित).—a. Given, donated; ज्ञात्वा तपसि सिद्धिं च पत्न्यर्थं स्पर्शिता तदा (jñātvā tapasi siddhiṃ ca patnyarthaṃ sparśitā tadā) Rām.7.3.27. (com. sparśitā bhāryātvena dattā).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Sparśita (स्पर्शित).—ppp. (of caus. of Sanskrit spṛś-; in this meaning = Pali phassita, phussita), lit. made to touch, i.e. closed, of door-bolts: kūṭāgāre śayitvā tvaṃ nivāte (text nirvāte) sparśitārgaḍe (so read for text °tāgate), āsīno vṛkṣamūleṣu kaccin na paritapyase Divyāvadāna 559.12(—13), having slept in a secure tower with locked door-bolts, are you not tormented sitting at the roots of trees?; the em. is proved by Majjhimanikāya (Pali) i.76.5—6 kūṭāgāraṃ…nivātaṃ phassitaggaḷaṃ (other parallel texts phussi°); and in Mahāvastu ii.115.12 read (kūṭāgārāṇi…) nivātāni sparśitārgaḍāni (see Crit. App.; mss. sparśārga°).

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sparśita (स्पर्शित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Phāsia.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sparśita (स्पर्शित):—(a) touched.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Sparshitar, Sparshitavya.

Ends with: Asparshita, Marmasparshita.

Full-text: Asparshita, Phasia, Sparshargada, Vatasparshargadani, Asparsha, Argada.

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