Upasparshana, Upasparśana: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Upasparśana can be transliterated into English as Upasparsana or Upasparshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraUpasparśana (उपस्पर्शन) refers to “bathing”. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (also see the Manubhāṣya verse 6.24)
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpasparśana (उपस्पर्शन).—
1) Touching, contact.
2) Bathing, ablution, washing oneself; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.192.1.
3) Rinsing the mouth, sipping and ejecting water as a religious act. त्रिर्हृदयंगमाभिरद्भिरशब्दाभिरुपस्पृशेदित्युपस्पर्शनं शौचार्थम् (trirhṛdayaṃgamābhiradbhiraśabdābhirupaspṛśedityupasparśanaṃ śaucārtham) Mahābhārata VI.1.84.
4) A gift (dāna); उपस्पर्शनषड्भागं लभते पुरुषः सदा (upasparśanaṣaḍbhāgaṃ labhate puruṣaḥ sadā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.65.13.
Derivable forms: upasparśanam (उपस्पर्शनम्).
See also (synonyms): upasparśa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpasparśana (उपस्पर्शन).—n.
(-naṃ) See the preceding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpasparśana (उपस्पर्शन).—i. e. upa -spṛś + ana, n. Bathing, Mahābhārata 3, 8053.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upasparśana (उपस्पर्शन):—[=upa-sparśana] [from upa-spṛś] n. the act of touching, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra v, vi; Saṃhitā-upaniṣad-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] ablution, bath, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] sipping water, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra] (cf. udakopa.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpasparśana (उपस्पर्शन):—[upa-sparśana] (naṃ) 1. n. Idem.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusUpasparśana (ಉಪಸ್ಪರ್ಶನ):—[noun] = ಉಪಸ್ಪರ್ಶ [upasparsha].
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: Sparshana, Upa.
Ends with: Pratyupasparshana.
Full-text: Upasparsha, Pratyupasparshana.
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